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A notice banning any building work is nailed outside the site in Thaketa townships Manpyay quarter last week after an Islamic religious school was torn down. Pic: Ko Taik
Schools backers had permission to renovate building but work went beyond approvals
By Cherry Thein A BUILDING at the centre of a religious conflict in Thaketa township was sealed by Yangon City Development Committee on February 19. YCDC officials acted to close the site after several violent attacks during the previous two nights that led to a coalition of monks, police, firemen and volunteers mounting night-time security patrols and guarding of the site. The building, between 18 th and 19th streets in Thaketas Manpyay quarter, has been used as a school for Islamist teachings since 1962 but efforts by its overseers to renovate the building have been blocked until this year, when permission was granted by the townships religious affairs office. Renovation work began at night in mid-February but spreading of potential communal violence. Resident Ko Kyaw Zin Oo said school exams were taking place and parents were worried the conflict might upset students. Everybody is worried about the situation, especially if it erupts during the exams period, said Ko Kyaw Zin Oo, adding that 10th standard exams are held in early March, with exams for lower grades held last week. Some people want the street blocked for security reasons. But we dont have any idea who is creating the problem, he said. U Aye Lwin, an official from the Islamic Centre of Myanmar, said on February 20 he would also object to the building being converted to a mosque but he could not pinpoint the source of the rumours about possible riots. More page 4
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The tourism industry should look to diversify the number of destinations marketed to tourists to reduce the pressure on infastructure at major sites like Bagan and ensure revenue from tourism is spread more equitably. Pic: Kaung Htet of hospitality to justify the room rates, there is another issue for the hotel sector to consider. The existing hotels in Myanmar need to understand that the hotels built by foreign companies will have a focus on maximising return on investment and profitability. The companies investing in these projects will employ modern management procedures, use state-of-the-art equipment and existing hotels can consider. One is to enter into a management contract with one of the big multinational companies, such as Hilton, Accor or Sheraton, in which they run the business for a certain percentage of revenue and gross operating profit. However, I have the impression that most Myanmar hotel owners would be unwilling to place their business under foreign management Marketing campaigns have focused mainly on temples and pagodas. The travel experience of Myanmar has mainly involved Bagan, Inle Lake and Mandalay, and beach resorts such as Ngapali and Ngwe Saung. But promoting a greater diversity of destinations makes good sense. Variety of choices will ease the pressure on transportation services and facilities and help to ensure
First-time visitors have been to other countries in the region and will rate their satisfaction level against what they have enjoyed elsewhere.
employ international managers with international experience. They will be able to provide service and standards that will be considerably higher than what is already available in Myanmar. It may be a few years before the new hotels begin opening, but existing hotels in Myanmar need to be aware that they need to raise their standards of service and start offering value for money. To position themselves so that they will be able to compete effectively against the newcomers, there are a number of options that or hire an expensive, internationallyexperienced manager. Another option is third party intervention through a consultancy, which, for the owner, has the advantage of leaving him or her in charge of the property. The consultancy conducts an assessment of the hotel, recommends and supervises changes to increase efficiency and optimise the use of resources so that the property offers the quality of service expected by international travellers. Another key issue is the marketing of Myanmar as a destination. that the revenue from tourism is spread more equitably throughout the country. Offering a bigger menu of destinations will mean that travel bans on some areas should be reviewed. A good place to start would be Mogok, which I am told is one of the most scenically beautiful areas in Myanmar. And perhaps its time to lift the ban on travel in Chin State, at least for the more accessible areas. Priority should also be given to promoting Myanmar as a yearround destination. Theres clearly
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U Cho Cho at the Ayeyarwady Basin Research Organisations first public meeting at the Royal Rose Restaurant in Bahan township on February 9. Pic: Boothee the Ayeyarwadys tributaries and in its watershed must be monitored and prevented. We cant really say anything about the Ayeyarwady without including the Maykha and Malikha rivers, she said. There are gold mining projects within 3 furlongs (about 600 metres) of the Maykhas banks. This affects the Ayeyarwady River and the evidence can be seen where the muddy water replaces the clear water at the Myitsone confluence. This creates sandbanks in the river and slows transportation. But the problems there will be passed on to the whole country downstream, she said. Hydropower projects with a total installed capacity of about 20,000 megawatts (MW) were agreed by the Ministry of Electric Power 1 and China Power Investment Corporation in 2006, including seven dams in the upstream areas of the Ayeyarwady River. The biggest of these, the 6000MW Myitsone dam, was suspended by President U Thein Sein in September 2011 following popular opposition. However, work on the other six dams has been halted since fighting broke out between the Kachin Independent Army and the Tatmadaw. Daw Khon Ja added that the Ayeyarwady is also an important trade route between southwestern China and Myanmar. U Win Myo Thu, the managing director of Ecodev, an NGO that focuses on environmental issues, said ecological engineering should be applied to the management of rivers. We still have huge gaps in our knowledge concerned with the hydrological dynamic of rivers, he said. The problems will be magnified if we try to construct dams and water gates without paying attention to this issue. The best approach is to allow the water to flow naturally, he said. Dr Khin Ni Ni Thein, the founder and patron of the Ayeyarwady Basin Research Organisation, said one of the suggestions of the meeting is to request the Presidents Office to form a Myanmar Water Resources Commission charged with maintaining the sustainability of the countrys water resources. She added that the Chindwin, Sittoung and Thanlwin river systems were also important for the nation and must be properly managed.
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I expect that the event will be held and will show people in the community that their religious leaders are standing together for peace, he said. Venerable Sayadaw U Pyannawontha said it was necessary to cool the situation before it broke out into religious conflict. I heard about the situation from monks after they made their daily alms round. My friends and I came to the site and urged people on both sides not to react violently, he said. Personally, I am not happy to see more mosques being built but we must be pragmatic and find ways to solve problems together. We should learn what our rights are. The transition of our country to the democratic path does not give everybody the right to protest anything they want or to riot, he added. He said every citizen has the right to religious freedom and people of different faiths needed to learn to live side-by-side without fighting. In my opinion, this case intensified because some people lack knowledge and education they are ready to act aggressively without thinking and can easily be incited to conduct violent acts, he said. There are many opportunists who profit from conflict within communities and we must be watchful of this threat, he said,
adding we dont want to see anybody die here. U Ko Ko Gyi, a high-profile member of the 88 Generation students group, urged all people involved in the situation to respect the rule of law. The building has been officially sealed for the moment and no permission has been granted for it to reopen, he said. All people have to respect how the authorities manage the case according to the law, he added. U Ko Ko Gyi said the government should strengthen its supervision of laws concerning religious buildings. The religious issue is probably quite sensitive. The government should make more strict rules regarding the renovation or conversion of religious building before it leads to conflict.
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not done anything wrong. You are being discharged because you were recruited by the army before you were 18 years old, and that is what was wrong. It is another kind of courage that you will need now the kind of courage that one finds to fulfil ones dreams, he added. Myanmar is one the 14 countries accused in the UN SecretaryGenerals annual report to the Security Council of grave
violations against children. In addition to the Tatmadaw, the report lists seven parties engaged in the recruitment and use of children: the Democratic Karen Buddhist Army (DKBA), the Kachin Independence Army (KIA), the Karen National Liberation Army (KNLA), the Karen National Liberation Army Peace Council, the Karenni Army, the Shan State Army-South and the United Wa State Army. Children have also been recruited in the Border Guard Forces in conflict zones, says the NGO Child Soldiers International in its report Chance for Change: Ending the Recruitment and Use of Child Soldiers in Myanmar. Child Soldiers International says that, despite recent progress, the situation is not improving as quickly as it might. Recruitment of children by the Tatmadaw is ongoing, albeit on a reduced scale. Effective safeguards to prevent future recruitment have not been put in place. The BGFs under the command of the Tatmadaw have no program to verify the presence of children in their ranks, let alone plans to demobilise and rehabilitate them. And newly formed battalions of the BGF have been able to continue recruitment practices which lack basic safeguards to exclude children, the report says.
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Sri Lankan Navy sailors assist Myanmar nationals off a ship at the southern port of Galle on February 17, following their rescue at sea a day earlier. Pic: AFP/SRI LANKAN NAVY
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Members of the Chin ethnic group wearing traditional clothing attend a national day celebration at Hlaing Mingalar Hall in Yangon on February 20. Pic: Ko Taik adding achieving such a goal would require changes to the 2008 Constitution. Salai Thian Uk Thang said Myanmar would have a brighter future under a federal system. Otherwise, I dont think it will go well, he said. The visit by President U Thein Sein to Chin State on February 16 and 17 was appreciated by the Chin people, said Salai Thian Uk Thang. His warm greeting to the local people was very different from those in the previous government who would visit and go back as soon as they had delivered a speech, he said. The general secretary of the Chin Progressive Party, Zung Hlei Thang, also expressed appreciation for the presidents visit. It shows concern and we warmly welcome that, said Zung Hlei Thang. The president saw for himself the difficulties in our state and we hope that leads to positive changes in the near future, he said. Zung Hlei Thang said Chin State was ignored by the previous government, in which there was no Chin at a senior level who could have spoken for interests of the people or the state. Chin parties were well represented in the hluttaw and this was one of the reasons why more interest was being shown in Chin State, he said.
On January 3, 1948, the Chin assembly voted to end feudalism and elect representatives democratically. The first Chin National Day celebration was held at Mindat in
Chin State in 1951 and attended by Prime Minister U Nu. Salai Thian Uk Thang said a federal state offered the best solution to many of the problems facing ethnic groups.
A person best knows their own problems; others can only know the problem superficially, he said. A federal system would ensure equality for all groups, he said,
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Villagers protest the confiscation of their land outside an administrative office in Nyaungshwe township in Shan State on February 20. Pic: Khine Sabei Nyein administrator U Nyo Tin, as well as Minister for Livestock and Fisheries U Ohn Myint and Hotels and Tourism Minister U Htay Aung met villagers claiming compensation of K40 million an acre for firewood land and K100 million an acre for farmland. The fisheries minister said he would forward the matter to his superiors, and on February 20 negotiations with the villagers resumed. Nyaungshwe townships administrator shouldnt have filed suit while negotiations were in progress. Now the accused face a fine or six months imprisonment. People are aggrieved, said advocate Daw Nan Thuzar, who represents the seven villagers. On February 18, more than 100 villagers demonstrated in favour of the seven before the township court. We came from Kanbe and Inngyinkone villages. Though all the villagers from both villages staged a demonstration, only seven people were sued. We have no idea why. Therefore we came here to be sued like them. There are more than 100 of us. We dont object to the construction of hotel zone but want to regain our land or equivalent replacement, Daw Sein Myint of Inngyinkone told The Myanmar Times. We would be prepared to accept equivalent compensation. But they havent made an offer. We didnt touch our legacy, no matter how difficult life was for us. We didnt sell the land they acquired it. We are very sad about it. It is difficult to shift from one livelihood to another. Our childrens education and our families health totally depend on this land. Now we are confused and depressed. It would be nice if they would arrange for us to move elsewhere and have a livelihood there. We expect a sympathetic hearing from them, said Daw Sein Myint, whose 50 acres of firewood land and farmland were acquired to make way for the hotel zone. Farmer Ko Nyi Nyi Zaw, of Kenbe village, said no lawsuit
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Director of Karen Women Empowerment, Group Naw Susana Hla Hla Soe, speaks during before the recent screening in Yangon of a documentary about Myanmar refugees living in camps on the Thai border. Pic: Thiri Lu be expected to live in new areas, she said. However, despite their fears, refugees say the government has not provided them with detailed information. Were trying to present the real situation of what is happening on the ground to the respective authorities, the media and international organisations in order to ensure that the proper actions are taking in regard to refugee rights, Daw Khin Ohmar said. Many different ethnic groups, including the Karen, Kachin, Mon, Pa-O and Palaung are represented in the camps in Thailand, some of which opened 30 years ago. And although some refugees leave for third countries every year, the number of people living in the camps increases every year. There are also many more refugees living in unofficial border camps. Daw Khin Omar said international organisations and donors want to know how the Myanmar government will handle the relocation issue and if it will respect refugee rights. How the government responds to this issue is critical. ... We expect the government to listen to the voices of refugees and cooperate with civil society groups to solve the issue, she said. Director of Karen Women Empowerment Group, Naw Susana Hla Hla Soe, said more transparency and information sharing is needed. Three months ago I attended a meeting in Nay Pyi Taw. My friend, who is a director of a government body, greeted me saying Ma Susana, youre coming about the return or 160,000 refugees. I was surprised because my meeting was not about that, she said. A government official said it would be alert to the issue, Naw Susana Hla Hla Soe said but has failed to provide any detailed information on what it was doing to solve the problem. I wonder how we can keep alert about it. We want to know detailed information about when and how they [the refugees] will be brought back, where they will be resettled and what we need to do as civil society groups. The Burma Partnerships documentary showed a resettlement map in Myawaddy but the map still has not been distributed to the refugee camps. The map is also available on the groups website. The Burma Partnership has posted the documentary on its website and is having it translated to English, Japanese and French.
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A worker carves a stone Buddha image beside 84th Street in the Kyauksittan area in April 2012. Pic: Phyo Wai Kyaw MCDC has not taken any steps to force us to move but we heard they are planning to repair 84th Street, said Ko Hlaing. However, an MCDC official, who asked not to be named, said the committee had no plans to relocate the workshops. We planned to repair the road but there is no funding in this years budget, said the official from the Road and Bridge Department. The confusion over the future of the workshops has diminished their status as a tourist attraction, Ko Hlaing said. At the moment you dont see many foreigners visiting the workshops because they are no longer conveniently located.
We have not yet received any letters directing us to move. The petition is merely a precaution.
moving, what the minister said implies that we should expect to have to leave. So this petition is a kind of precaution we are taking to prevent [the move] from happening, he said. U Zaw Zaw, vice chairman of the markets support group, said the proposed site of the next market was far from Mandalay so workers would have to spend too much money on transport.
A woman looks at jade rings in Mandalays jade and gem market in Mahar Aung Myay township. Pic: Aung Ye Thwin
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Villagers pan for copper from a mine dump near the Sabal hill copper mine project in Monywa in northern Sagaing Region in September 2012. Pic: AFP minerals [extracted] or a mineral content percentage that is less than reality, he said. He said Myanmar mining companies have to pay their profitsharing total for the coming year in advance, which means purchasing it on the open market. Thats why the price of gold is not stable and [producers] meet difficulties in having enough capital to operate. There arent a lot of differences in the production costs for gold and other metals and the profit-sharing ratio is the same. The market price of gold and other metals are different and I think [the profit-sharing proportion] should be set based to the price of the metal. He said the state needed to
Theres a real need to increase the number of venues where people can be entertained.
numbers of visitors. Marionette performer and theatre owner Daw Ma Ma Naing said the increasing demand for cultural shows will lead to the opening of more theatres. At the moment there are
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They said they would compensate us and we signed the agreement because we believed them. We know that the projects are supposed to improve the region, but we want compensation, said U Tin Soe, of Late Thay village group.
U Hla Shwe, of Min Kan Yoe village, said 4 acres of his land were taken for dam construction. At that time I was growing matpe beans. The department destroyed my field 10 days before the harvest. I asked them to wait, but they refused to stop, he said.
U Nyunt Hlaing, USDP representative for Pyu in the Pyithu Hluttaw, said the authorities should have negotiated with the farmers before implementing the project. Most of the farmers are narrow-minded and uneducated, so the
authorities have not only to compensate them, but also to comfort them after they lose their land, he said. The project is designed to provide water year round so that farmers can grow any crop they like, he said. But the farmers said Pyu receives 11 inches of rain
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Briton David Cundall (centre) speaks during a press conference in Yangon last week at which he said he will continue looking for Spitfires he believes are buried in Myanmar. Pic: Ko Taik
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Now we start to send bills from the 11th day of each month. Payments are received the whole week, including Saturdays and Sundays. We are dealing with all queries raised about meter reading and
they can be lodged by phone, he said. YESB is also investigating bribery complaints, he said. It has handled a total of 300 cases and introduced policies to make bribery more difficult. He declined
imports Mizzima reported recently that almost 130,000 had entered through Myanmar ports in the past 15 months has prompted a deluge of complaints alleging incompetency at the RTA.
rank-and-file members of the public service to change their Motivating attitude will require offering incentives and perks.
arrived at the end of the month, close to the payment deadline, or sometimes never arrived at all are now being delivered in the middle of the month, U Maung Maung Latt said. payments. More staff have also been assigned to accept complaints about power supply problems around the clock, he said. If people have complaints, to say how many staff had been punished, or what punishments they had faced, but said most cases related to taking money from residential and business customers. Now instead of staff receiving guests in their offices they have to meet them in the guest meeting hall. This is an example of one way in which the department is trying to strictly clamp down on bribery, he said. Like YESB, the Ministry of Rail Transportations Road Transport Administration (RTA), which handles car registration, is a regular target for complaints from the public. Director U Thaung Lwin acknowledged that RTA staff needed to change and said senior officials had to take the lead and set an example for employees under their control. Ours is the most notorious [government body] and come under the most attacks [from the public]. But we are understaffed when compared to our workload so I would like to ask the public to also understand our position, U Thaung Lwin said. The rapid increase in car Staff will have to work harder during this transition period and we have already instructed them to be more efficient, he said. If you have losses because of our department you should send a complaint to the government, he said. Now there have been action taken against bribery, he added, declining to give specific details. On January 8, the government also formed an anti-corruption committee as part of efforts for the emergence of a good governance and clean government after the new government took office, it said. The committee is chaired by Vice President Dr Sai Mauk Kham and will fight the corruption and bribery in governmental organisations. The government also revealed recently in a report to parliament that almost 17,000 state employees had been disciplined between April 2011 and December 2012, with some 380 workers jailed, more than 4900 dismissed, and 80 forced to return money. The report said 689 police were also punished. Presidential adviser U
Ko Ko Hlaing said all civil servants should be aware that the reform process in government ministries has begun and their performance and conduct is being watched closely. Employees have been used to the old system for many years so there may be some mistakes when they are making a fresh start, he said. He said he believed most civil servants welcomed the changes but agreed on the need for support and incentives. Despite the enthusiasm of government staff for bringing about change, ministries need financial support, technology and ideas to build up capacity among state employees, he said. But Daw Khin Swe, a retired civil servant from Mayangone township, said recent improvements in service provision did not go far enough. She said electricity bills have been arriving earlier but department staff rarely read her meter and the amount she had to pay varied significantly from month to month for seemingly no reason. Similarly, her telephone line regularly stops working and she has to pay staff to come and fix it. Sometimes after they fix it the phone number is completely different. And whenever it is broken and it is not clear how it breaks I have to pay money for them just to take a look, otherwise they wont bother to come. Translated by Thit Lwin
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March ceremony for Residents back changes to new Shwedagon bell Hledan area management
By Cherry Thein By Noe Noe Aung and Soe Than Lynn HLEDAN residents have expressed support for a proposal to better manage street vendors in the area. Pyithu Hluttaw representative for Kamaryut Dr Soe Yin told the hluttaw undisciplined vendors who sell their goods by candlelight were a fire risk at Hledan, near one of the citys busiest junctions. Hundreds of unofficial vendors set up stalls around the market, many selling street food and groceries. Many of these vendors were violating the rules, he told the hluttaw. They kept their stalls open all night, operating by candlelight, instead of closing at the authorised time of 11pm, and dispose of their rubbish in the street. Dr Soe Yin said his constituents complained of the mess, the smell, the noise, the congestion and the danger of fire because fire engines could not get through. Housewife Daw Kay Khine from Pyi Yeikmon housing near Hledan junction said the road known as 50-feet street, which runs behind Hledan Market, is full of vendors every morning and night. They open their shops till late until about 8pm or 9pm and sometimes even 11pm. For housewives, the market is convenient you have a good selection to on No 3 Street and do not pay any fees. Ive been selling snacks here for nearly one year. I dont have to pay any money to anyone but we have to run away when YCDC officials come to check. Most of the vendors are selling under the lamppost or with the light from big shops. But when the electricity is off, we sell by candlelight, she said. She said vendors who come from Hlaing Tharyar or Shwe Pyi Thar townships close their shops at 8pm, but others sometimes stay open until 11pm. Meanwhile, a government official said in response to Dr Soe Yins query that the roof and ceiling of the market had been repaired in the current financial year at a cost of K5.203 million, and further K10 million had been set aside for a facelift next year. The minister said rules had been established last July to govern where and when the vendors could operate, and make them subject to inspection. Translated by Thit Lwin A BELL donated by the Light of Buddhadhamma Foundation International of the United States will be inaugurated in Shwedagon Pagoda in March, said an official of the pagodas board of the trustees. The donor sent stands for the bell as well. With the help of an American technician, were now setting up the stands at the west gate, near a stupa donated by India. We plan to open it to the public in early March, said U Win Kyaing, an official of the board. The foundation ceremony for the bell shelter was held on February 9. There are 30 bells on the pagoda site, of which the 2.5-tonne newcomer will be the third biggest, after the 42-tonne Tharyarwady and the Sinkumin bell, which weighs 24 tonnes. In related news, the board of trustees held a graduation ceremony for the Buddhist literary exam hosted by the board on February 17. They offered certificates on Buddhist literature to six students and six trainers. Meanwhile the board is
A barbeque vendor at Hledan. Pic: Boothee choose from. But sometimes the huge number of vendors is annoying. The section of street where they sell meat is always dirty and smelly. If we hire a taxi in the morning or evening, drivers refuse to go into Hledans streets because of the vendors block the traffic, sid Daw Kay Khine sid. Resident Daw Tin Tin Myint said the number of vendors had significantly increased over the past five or six years. There have always been vendors around Hledan market. But the amount of the vendors has increased significantly. The only time they stop selling is from 12pm to 3pm. If you go to U Tun Lin Road at about 6pm, you will see it is crowded with shops and people. Its really difficult even to walk, she said. But vendors said they tried to keep the streets as tidy as possible. We are allowed to sell our goods from 6am to 11am and 3pm and 11pm. I have been selling fruit here for five years. Vendors have to pay K100 to Yangon City Development Committee [cleaners] every day to clean the rubbish off the street, said Daw Aye Thein. We keep our rubbish in bags and leave them at the roadside when we go home. The cleaners take them and clean the street. Thats usual. But because we are illegal vendors, we have to move to other places when YCDC officials come and check. When they are gone, we come to our places and sell again, she said. One vendor said that the vendors on 50-feet street have been working there for many years, while more recent arrivals congregate
also preparing to host a htamane (glutinous rice) festival on February 24. They plan to accept 36 teams to enter the competition to cook the traditional Myanmar delicacy in huge iron cauldrons, starting at 5pm that day. Festivals for the cooking of htamane a mixture of glutinous rice, coconut slices, sesame seeds, peanuts and generous amounts of cooking oil are held throughout Myanmar every year around the full moon of the lunar month of Tabodwe (February 26 this year) to celebrate and honour the achievement of the monsoon rice harvest. Besides the contest, the board of trustees will accept orders for htamane at K25,000 per pan weighing 6.4 kilograms (14.4 pounds), of which one quarter should be offered to the pagoda at dawn on the morning after the great cookout which is the full-moon day itself. The offering will in turn be donated to visiting pilgrims. Teams who wish to participate in the contest should submit a list of team members to the board of trustees, U Win Kyaing said.
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But Myanmar and China already have strong ties and there is some scepticism over Chinese intentions in providing assistance, and potential strings that may be attached to the support. There are some countries that have assisted Myanmar and they never expect anything. But I believe this Chinese assistance for the SEA Games was the kind of a give and take with the expectation of returns from Myanmar, rather than a pure goodwill, said U Khine Maung Yi, the Pyithu Hluttaw representative for Ahlone and a member of the Pyithu Hluttaw Sport, Culture, Literature and Art and People Relations Committee. They [China] try to enter Myanmar through any means but they usually just see business opportunities.
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and the opening and closing ceremonies, opened to much fanfare last month. While Chinese state-run news agency Xinhua has covered Beijings support for the SEA Games extensively, Myanmars state-run media has barely mentioned Chinas role. This is no accident: U Thaung Htike expressed concern that Myanmar citizens would be upset if they were aware of the extent on Chinese involvement in what is to be Myanmars regional coming-out party, just months before the country takes up its much-coveted role as chair of ASEAN. He said some of Myanmars athletes were being trained by international coaches. Myanmars football team is headed by a South Korean, while its boxers are receiving guidance from a coach from Kazakhstan. Meanwhile, a Bulgarian is instructing the
[China] They try to enter Myanmar through any means but they usually just see business opportunities.
weightlifting team. Neither Chinas role nor concerns about Chinas role are new to the SEA Games. At the 25th SEA Games in Laos in 2009, underlying negative feelings towards China were fanned by the proposed location of the National Sports Complex, said Simon Creak, an associate professor at Kyoto Universitys Centre for Southeast Asian Studies who has researched and written extensively on the past two SEA Games. Chinese finance and developers were enlisted to fund and construct the new National Sports Complex on the outskirts of Vientiane, reputedly worth US$100 million. In return, the developers were granted a concession to develop 1640 hectares of land in the That Luang Marsh in central Vientiane near the revered That Luang Stupa, the countrys most important Buddhist site and national
symbol, Mr Creak said. This project and popular responses to it exacerbated existing antipathies towards the growing Chinese presence and visibility in Laos, he said. The project was slammed by locals including, apparently, members of the ruling Lao Peoples Revolutionary Party, who had not been consulted with much of the criticism framed in anti-Chinese terms. Anonymous online critics accused Somsavat Lengsavat, the government minister [and a senior deputy prime minister] of treason, based on the perception that his Chinese heritage made him unduly favourable to Chinese interests. Eventually the complex was moved to a less controversial location. In Myanmar, the SEA Games represents an opportunity for China to assert its soft power at a time when its political, if not economic, influence in the country appears on the wane. Sport could provide a new and potentially lowrisk avenue for the Chinese government and Chinese firms to expand engagement with Nay Pyi Taw. China has also been on the receiving end of this kind of diplomatic manoeuvring. Eighteen years before it hosted the 2008 Olympics, Beijing hosted the Asian Games. It was a little more than a year after the Tiananmen Square protests and the fallout from the massacre left China with few friends willing to assist in them to organise what, at that time, was the largest international sporting event China had hosted. According to diplomatic sources, many multinational corporations still active in China have withdrawn their support for the games since last years crackdown, which left several hundred people dead. These sources said that international outrage over the crackdown has all but eliminated Chinas hopes of persuading the International Olympic Committee to hold the Summer Olympics of 2000 in Beijing, Mark Fineman reported in The Los Angeles Times in January 1990. Breaking with the international community, South Korea, the host of the
1986 Asian Games and 1988 Olympics, stepped forward to lend its expertise to China, despite the two countries not
having formal diplomatic ties. Two years later, in August of 1992, the once bitter foes normalised relations.
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Job Title: Grade: Reports to: Reporting to position: Budget Responsibility: Child Protection Level: Work Place Liaison Advisor Country Director and Program Director / GFTAM None None -Nay Pyi Taw
Job Purpose The Liaison Advisor has the responsibility to represent Save the Children and its mission, values and programs to the Government structures of Myanmar. Save the Children has programs under Health, Education, Livelihoods, Micro-Finance, Nutrition, child protection. Save the Children works with the Ministries by programming under each Sector Strategic Plan and being actively involved in Technical Working Groups. Save the Children is a co-Principal Recipient of Round 9 Global Fund Grants for HIV/AIDs, Tuberculosis and Malaria. Representation Represent Save the Children and promoting Save the Childrens mission and agenda in Ministerial meetings and working groups. Strengthen strategic partnerships through proactive active liaison with the Government of Myanmar To proactively ensure that relevant Ministerial authorities are kept aware of necessary information. To liaise with ministries and relevant authorities and respond to queries about Save the Children Network and negotiate with the Line Ministries (MOH, DOH, DSW, RRD, MOFA, MOD, IMMIGRATION) for programmatic and sometimes administrative issues Dissemination of government strategies, policies and procedures and the changes to the SMT and for Ministry of Health to the Global Fund Program Director Provide organizational program information to line ministries as and when needed. Provide monthly reports to SC SMT on any changing or new government strategies, on activities. Provide input to SC overall strategic goals. Requirements Demonstrated ability to build and maintain relationships with senior-level colleagues, particularly interacting productively, proactively, and comfortably with government agencies, INGOs, NGOs private sector groups, and donor organizations. Demonstrated strategic ability, diplomacy, conflict management, written and oral communication, and negotiation skills. Written and oral presentation skills in English is required. Develop a solid strategy for building partnerships with key Ministries Act as liaison in particularly with Ministry of Health, but also other Ministries to share evidence, best practices and engage in dialogue with key stakeholders; Facilitate strong collaboration with SC government counterparts Masters degree Worked with Ministry of Myanmar (preferable MOH) for 7 plus years or in a position where there was over 50% interaction with the government of Myanmar for a minimum of 10 years. Experience working with an INGO is an asset
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ThaiBev is looking to introduce its Chang range of beers to Myanmar in a bid to get a headstart over competitors that are yet to invest in the countrys untapped beer market. Pic: AFP Michael Schaefer, head of Beverages and Foodservice Research at Euromonitor International. The takeover came after a six month legal battle that saw ThaiBev manoeuvre both Indonesia-led Overseas Union Enterprise (OUE) and Japanese based Kirin. Mr Charoen, 69, is worth an estimated US$6.2 billion according to Forbes Magazine, making him the third wealthiest citizen in Thailand. ThaiBev did not respond to inquiries from The Myanmar Times on its plans for Myanmar Breweries or the Myanmar market, saying it had received an unusually high number of media requests in the aftermath of the F&N deal. But Kelvin Chan, head of Country Research at Euromonitor International, said that the deal brings production of ThaiBev beers to Myanmar: including the flagship Chang range of beers as well as Archa and Federbrau. We can expect ThaiBev to inject their own beer brands into Myanmar Breweries. This will give ThaiBev a head start over competitors that have yet to set a firm foot in Myanmar. Beer is still prohibitively expensive for many in Myanmar, where per capita GDP is one of the lowest in the region at just $860, says the Asian Development Bank (ADB). But the bank also believes Myanmar could grow at up to 8pc a year, tripling per capita income by 2030. Beer companies are hoping this predicted growth will lead to the increased spending power of an expanding middle class of consumers. With foreign investments flowing in, consumers will naturally have more disposable income which will contribute to beer sales in Myanmar, said Mr Chan. Additionally, Myanmar has few of the same restrictions on the hours and locations of beer sales that have hurt sales in main markets. Though the country does impose advertising restrictions across print and broadcast media for alcoholic beverages, creative solutions such as Myanmar Beers creation of a casual clothing line have provided producers with a loophole. Myanmars poor border regulation, however, is still of concern to beer companies. Carlsbergs U Thant Zin Tun said he was worried over the fiscal impact of untaxed beer brought in from neighbouring countries. Illegal imports are not only bad for brewers, but also for the countrys finances. In August 2012, a government official told The Myanmar Times that Myanmar loses about $27 million a year in taxation to illegal beer imports. Main entry points include Myawaddy-Mae Sot, Kawthoung-Ranong and Tachileik-Mae Sai along the Thai border and MuseShweli on the Chinese border in Kachin State.
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Charoen Sirivadhanabhakdi. Pic: Bloomberg the offer by the Thais. OUE is linked to Indonesian tycoon Mochtar Riady. F&N became a takeover target after it sold off its most prized asset, Tiger Beer maker Asia Pacific Breweries, to Dutch giant Heineken in September last year. It still has lucrative beverages, property and publishing operations. Charoens takeover bid got a major boost early this month when Japanese beverage giant Kirin decided to sell its entire 15pc stake in F&N to the Thais. Kirin had sided with OUE at the start of the bidding process. While shareholders were accepting its offer, TCC Assets was also steadily snapping up F&N shares in th e ope n mar ke t to increase its stake. AFP
UMFCCI vice chairman U Zaw Min Win and Kyushu Economic Federation chairman Mr Shingo Matsuo shake hands after signing an MoU in Yangon last week. Pic: Thiri Lu foreign investment rules and regulations to attract investors [but] we need Japans support to industrialise in a short period, said U Zaw Min Win, UMFCCI vice president. He added that its time for Myanmars business community to meet international compatriots to jointly invest in the countrys special economic zones, such as Thilawa (Yangon Region), Kyaukphyu (Rakhine State) and Dawei (Tanintharyi Region) and take advantage of the Foreign Investment Law, which was enacted in late 2012. Kyushu Economic Federation chairman Mr Shingo Matsuo said the body has already signed MoUs with regional competitors such as China, Indonesia, Thailand and Vietnam. However, he said the federation is interested in being involved in business in Myanmar too. UMFCCI joint-secretary general U Aye Lwin said Myanmar wants to invite more investors in manufacturing, transport, property development and tourism because the US$2-billion invest in those sectors was dwarfed by the extractives sector (mining, oil and gas and timber), where $19 billion has been invested. Our country needs foreign investment in these sectors, and I think Japan is likely to overtake China as our top foreign investor, he said. Directorate of Investment and Company Administration figures show Japans investment in Myanmar amounted to about $268 million by January 31. U Aye Lwin also invited Japanese investors to take part in the SME sector, especially in production of food, which accounts for more than 65 percent of the sector. He added that investors could also build factories outside of the major cities, and suggested that Ayeyarwady, Sagaing and Tanintharyi regions, as well as Kayin State would be ideal, even though they lack quality infrastructure. U Aye Lwin added that SMEs need assistance. We needs support in terms of finance, technology and market reach to boost our manufacturing and SMEs because most of our production is by hand. And I hope that Japan will be able to provide some of that support.
Reg. No. 4/13531/2012 (3.12.2012) In respect of Chemicals used in industry and in building construction; unprocessed artificial resins; adhesives used in industry and building construction; sealants; draught excluder profiles; flexible profiles made of plastic in Classes 01 and 17;
Reg. No. 4/13533/2012(29.11.2012) Chemicals used in industry and in building construction; sealants; silicone sealants draught excluder profiles; flexible profiles made of plastic in Classes 01 and 17. Fraudulent or unauthorised use, or actual or colourable imitation of the said Trademarks shall be dealt with according to law. U Than Maung, Advocate For Den Braven Sealants B.V., C/o Kelvin Chia Yangon Ltd #1508-1509, 15th Floor, Sakura Tower, Yangon, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar Dated 25 February 2013 utm@kcyangon.com
Myanmar Reg. No. 4/3653/1999 (9 Sept 1999) In respect of Steering and suspension parts for automobiles, such as tie rod end, rack end, side rod assy, ball joint, center link, inner arm shaft kit, idler arm, pitman arm, bell crank, lower control arm assy, cross rod, drag link; other automobile parts in Intl Class 12. Fraudulent or unauthorised use, or actual or colourable imitation of the said Mark shall be dealt with according to law. U Than Maung, Advocate For Sankei Industry Co., Ltd C/o Kelvin Chia Yangon Ltd # 1508 -1509, Sakura Tower, Kyauktada Tsp., Yangon, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar Dated 25 February 2013 utm@kcyangon.com
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The Asian Development Bank is inviting qualified candidates to apply for the following national consultant position: Position: Transport Specialist Places of Assignment: Yangon/Nay Pyi Taw Duration: from April 2013 for 8 months with a possibility for extension EOI Submission Deadline: 28 February 2013 Interested and qualified candidates are requested to visit https://uxdmz06.adb. org/OA_HTML/OA.jsp?OAFunc=XXCRS_ CSRN_PROFILE_PAGE&selNo=106326 for further details, and for submitting expressions of interest (EOIs). Terms of reference of this assignment are also available at http:// themimu.info/jobs/index.php. Inquiries may be sent to: emmya@adb.org.
BHP Billiton chief executive officer Marius Kloppers (left) listens as company chairman Jac Nasser announces Kloppers is retiring and will be replaced by Andrew Mackenzie, in Sydney on February 20. Pic: AFP We knew it was coming, but this shows BHP is looking to get on to the front foot with a division it has been keen to invest in over the last few years petroleum, he said. The resignation of Kloppers comes weeks after the head of rival Rio, Tom Albanese, stepped down owing to $14.4 billion in impairment charges, while on February 14 it logged its first annual loss in 18 years. And in October Anglo Americans US-born chief executive Cynthia Carroll said she would step down as it was hit by weak performance as well as slumping platinum output following strike action by workers in South Africa, which resulted in dozens of deaths. Anglo American on February 15 posted an annual net loss of $1.49 billion its first in a decade after taking a $4.6 billion hit on the value of an iron-ore project in Brazil and platinum assets. A fall in global commodity prices has hit industry giants hard, with key market China in 2012 seeing its worst year of economic growth since 1999, although recent figures point to a strong pick-up in the Asian giant this year. Despite the fall in commodity prices, BHP said it had fared
AusAID - 5 Vacancies The Australian Agency for International Development (AusAID) is the Australian Governments agency responsible for managing Australias overseas aid program. AusAID is seeking to recruit candidates for the following vacancies at its office at the Australian Embassy in Yangon: Executive Assistant Human Resources Officer Program Manager Governance, Livelihoods, & Humanitarian Senior Program Manager Governance, Livelihoods, & Humanitarian Senior Policy Advisor Education The duty statements can be obtained from the Australian Embassy, 88 Strand Road, Yangon, Myanmar, or at the Australian Embassy website: http://www.burma.embassy.gov.au/rang/ aboutus.html Closing date for the applications will be 4PM (Yangon time) 28 February 2013.
VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT The International Management Group is an international organization with an office established in Yangon and is seeking the following positions for EU-funded capacity building project. (a) Trade Officer The Trade Officer will support the implementation of activities of IMG in the areas of trade policy, customs, standards, food safety and regional integration matters. The Officer will have at least completed a degree in economics, trade, international relations or development and show an interest in trade and private sector development. He/she will demonstrate strong research skills, excellent computer skills, and a strong command of the English and Myanmar languages. (b) Migration Officer The Migration Officer will liaise with government line ministries, facilitate the implementation of IMGS migration project activities, assist to refine project design, strategy and timelines. The Officer will have at least completed a university degree in economics, law, social sciences. A good understanding of and interest on migration issues. Knowledge of ASEANs economic and social integration agenda. He/she will demonstrate strong research skills, excellent computer skills, and a strong command of the English and Myanmar languages. (c) Secretary/Assistant The position requires at least 3 years professional in similar position. Experience in arranging workshops, missions and administration essential. Experience in liaison with authorities preferred. Proficiency in spoken and written English is required as well as excellent computer skills (Microsoft Package, internet and email). More detailed information can be found on IMG website at www.img-int.org. Applicants should submit a CV and cover letter to the IMG Office at : Room 506, 5th Floor, Royal Yaw Min Gyi Condominium, No.52, Yaw Min Gyi Road, Dagon, Yangon, or via email to chocho.san@ img-int.org. Closing date: March 8th, 2013.
is in the best interests It of everyone to have necessary financial regulations in place this is necessary to instil investor confidence before they put up money.
the executives and the agencies that were mainly responsible have come out unscathed. Therefore, believing that the auditing firms and rating agencies, which Myanmar does not have and most are not even aware of, would monitor the public corporations is optimistic at best. Now the question arises as to how to solve these governance issues. There is no simple answer to this. If the answer were as simple as noting down a few governance principles and implementing them, corporate scandals would be non-existent. While new principles are implemented, corporations and the financial systems also become more complex, and loopholes emerge. To my knowledge, no best corporate governance
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Members of the Hantharwady anti-relocation commitee demonstrate in Hantharwady Square during a 500-wide protest on February 20. Pic: Aung Htay Hlaing
None of us want to move to another place. The general secretary of YCDC... promised us that we would be able to trade in this square through the construction.
The United Nations Office for Project Services (UNOPS) in Myanmar is inviting qualified candidates to apply for the following positions: Sr. Title and level 1. Office Helper (LICA 1A) 2. Compound Helper (LICA 1A) 3. Contracts Assistant (MNCH ATM) (LICA3) 4. Contracts Assistant (Database) (LICA3) Duty Station Yangon Yangon Yangon Yangon Position National National National National Deadline 28-Feb-2013 28-Feb-2013 28-Feb-2013 28-Feb-2013
than 500 protestors demonstrated for their rights to stay at Hantharwady while U Kyaw Min, head of YCDCs financial department, met leaders of the automobile trading association
For details please visit UNOPS website https://gprs.unops.org/pages/ viewvacancy/VAListing. aspx and click on the post you are interested in applying for. All applications must be made through UNOPS E-recruitment system. For title No. 1 and 2, applicants are kindly requested to submit by manual application (paper) to HR Unit, UNOPS Myanmar at 3rd Floor, Inya Lake Hotel, Yangon.
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N Myanmar, as in many developing countries, historic buildings are often seen as roadblocks in the face of progress. Too often, it is simply seen as easier and more profitable to just knock them down and erect new, modern structures in their place. But people and countries invariably come to regret such an approach, quickly realising that their historic buildings are a treasure, a unique and integral part of their culture that, once lost, can never be retrieved. Colliers International, a worldwide property services company that provides research, consultancy and agency services for companies in Myanmar, has a department that provides advice on how owners, developers and governments can make the most out of the countrys historic buildings. The service, Colliers International Destination Consulting, is based in London but works all over the world. There are two categories of heritage buildings the firm works on: heritage townscapes and heritage landmarks. Heritage townscapes are groups of historic structures. The individual structures might not be particularly important in their own right, but collectively they constitute an important historical or cultural legacy. One Colliers survey, involving 35,000 people living across the UK, asked what people thought of different cities and towns as tourist destinations. The survey found that there was a high correlation between the number of historic buildings in towns and cities and their popularity as visitor destinations. Simply put, the areas with the most historic buildings are usually the places that are most popular to visit, and are often also the most popular places to live and work. But historic buildings do not constitute the only attraction these towns have to offer the ways that historic buildings tend to be used is also critically important. Historic parts of towns and cities in many parts of the world are vastly different from other sections of towns and cities. They tend to have more hospitality destinations restaurants and bars tend to like historic buildings because they have more character than modern buildings and present a natural edge over the competition. For the same reasons, historic areas usually have unique shops not found in other parts of town. Businesses in creative industries tend to like the qualities of older buildings and older neighbourhoods because they provide inspiration to designers and artists. While it is easy to lose these historic areas during a development boom, it is almost always regretted. The Colliers Destination Consulting team recently worked in the English port city of Plymouth, famous as the location where Sir
Francis Drake sighted the Spanish armada while playing bowls. The most historic part of Plymouth, around the old harbour, or the Barbican, became a slum by the first half of the 20th century, and by the end of World War II plans were in place to replace much of the area with new housing. Fortunately, a group of locals realised what Portsmouth would lose with the redevelopment of this historic harbour area, and set up an organisation to take ownership of the buildings and restore them. The Barbican is now full of restaurants, shops, offices and up-market houses. It is the most popular tourist attraction in the city and amongst the most popular places in the city to live and work. Quite simply, people like it because it is different. But Plymouth isnt alone, and there are plenty of similar cases around the world. A case in point: Carnaby Street, London The London-based company Shaftesbury is one of the best developers of historic buildings in the world. The companys approach is to buy property in sections of central London and turn them into urban villages. Shaftesburys projects on Carnaby Street in Londons West End have received particular praise. The hub of the Swinging 60s in London, it is an area of relatively small, historic buildings. Shaftesbury works by establishing a vision for the type of occupier they want before creating a name and brand for the area and improving the local area, working in partnership with local authorities. As a result of the companys work Carnaby is again one of the most popular and commercially successful parts of London. Heritage landmarks, the second category that Colliers deals with, are structures that make an impact in their own right and come in many different forms, from temples to factory buildings. Another success story: Gladstone Conservatory, Liverpool The Gladstone Conservatory is a Victorian palm house located in a historic park sandwiched between the stadiums of Liverpools two famous football clubs: Liverpool FC and Everton FC. The building, built 150 years ago, was derelict, and Liverpool FC wanted it to be restored, and Colliers recommended that it be turned into a function centre. The iron and glass top section was taken away, restored and replaced, while a lower building was built. The centre contains a restaurant, kitchens and other services. The glass house on top is a large, open space for functions with all the services underneath. The venue is extremely successful, and is used by Liverpool FC for entertaining guests before matches. There are three considerations to make when deciding on the best
1 use for an historic building, beginning with the physical nature of the building and its surroundings, which determine the possibilities. Colliers starts by making an assessment of which elements of the building are important from a heritage perspective and must be retained, and which are less important and can be changed. Colliers is assessing options for a historic Baptist chapel built in the 18 th century. Located in a prosperous town, it has several possible futures. However, an important decision will have to be made about whether the wooden benches are essential to the character of the building; the
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or historically interesting and can be made into tourist attractions, museums or other cultural centres, these rarely have significant commercial value on their own. Region success: the National Art Gallery, Singapore The Singapore City Hall and adjacent Supreme Court have witnessed many important events in the countrys history. Admiral Mountbatten accepted the surrender of the Japanese forces in the City Hall on September 12, 1945, and the building housed the office of Lee Kuan Yew when he became the first prime minister. City Hall continued to house government departments until it was vacated in 2005. The Supreme Court Building, built between 1930 and 1939, served the judiciary system of Singapore. Its faade was designed to match City Hall, with classical architecture and corresponding Corinthian columns. Both buildings were listed as national monuments in 1992, and are now being remodelled to a design by the French architectural firm, Studio Milou, to form a National Art Gallery, which is scheduled to open in 2015. It is designed to strengthen Singapores role as a regional and international hub for visual arts through the display, promotion, research and study of Southeast Asian and Singapore art. At 60,000 square metres it will become one of the largest visual arts venues in the region. However, the estimated cost of the project is US$430 million, which shows how costly restorations can be. Colliers International consultants provided master planning, concept development and business planning advice for the project. Historic buildings often, however, also have intrinsic commercial value if restored properly. Businesses often like to occupy older buildings because of their character, and historic buildings are useful as features for modern developments. Upmarket businesses in particular tend to occupy historic buildings where possible because their exclusive nature lends itself well to their brand. The luxury shops in Cabot Circus, a new shopping centre in the English city of Bristol, overlook Quakers Friars, a chapel that is one of Bristols most historic buildings and has been developed as an upmarket restaurant. The same approach has been taken in the northern city of Leeds, where the smartest designer fashion shops are in restored Victorian Arcade, now called the Victoria Quarter. It is known as the Knightsbridge of the North. Londons famous Regent Street is a classic example of historic building development. The street was not performing well in the 1980s, so its owners, the Crown Estate, revamped the entire road, envisioning an upmarket locale occupied by flagship stores of international brands. Most of the buildings have been redeveloped to create modern interiors behind the historic facades. The combination of historic architecture and modern interiors makes the area extremely attractive to international firms looking to move into London. The street now boasts the flagship stores of several international brands, in addition to its iconic traditional tenants, such as Liberty Department Store and Hamleys toy shop. Heritage plays a significant role in this. Regent Street and nearby Bond Street have become two of the most sought after shopping streets in the world because they have been able to put modern retail space behind historic faades. The lesson here is that great things can be done with Myanmars historic buildings. Finding a way to do it, rather than losing the buildings, will have an important impact on the success of the country as a place to invest, visit and live. Closer to home, what does the future hold for Yangons Secretariat building? The Secretariat building in Yangon is a perfect example of a heritage landmark. It is central to the countrys history, occupies prime land in the middle of the downtown area and its architecture is a unique example of a bygone era. There have been calls to turn it into a heritage attraction and/or a museum, similar to what has been done in Singapore, and that is one option that should be examined. The building is very large, however, and using it entirely or predominantly for that purpose and for other cultural purposes would be expensive both to build and to operate. It may be that a mix of uses, some commercial and some non-commercial, would be a better use of the building. The building is well-suited to hosting a hotel, conference facilities, residential facilities and offices. If properly planned, these can all comfortably sit alongside a museum and cultural icon that respects the history of the building. This opinion article was contributed by Colliers International Destination Consulting.
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4 benches will determine the possible uses for site. A second consideration is what use the building can serve in future. An historic building might be perfect as a hotel in one place because there is a market for it but in many locations theres no need for such lodgings and another use must be found. A third consideration concerns funding and project management: where the money will come from and who can take charge of completing the work. This is challenging because historic buildings are often quite expensive to restore and require significant maintenance. And while some old buildings are architecturally
5 1. A couple walk hand-in-hand through one of the two arcades that form a part of the Victoria Quarter in Leeds, often described as one of the UK's most beautiful shopping centres. 2. The interior of Gladstone Conservatory in Liverpool before it was renovated. 3. Gladstone Conservatory before its renovation. 4. High-end retailers have flocked to renovated heritage buildings on Londons Carnaby Street, making it a commercial success. 5. The renovated Gladstone Conservatory is used by English Premier League football side Liverpool FC to host special guests before home games. Pics: SUPPLIED/ Colliers International Destination Consulting
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WASHINGTON NASA, universities and private groups in the US are working on asteroid warning systems that can detect objects from space like the one that struck Russia on February 15 with a blinding flash and mighty boom. But the US space agency reiterated that events like the one in the Urals, which shattered windows and injured about 1000 people, are rare. We would expect an event of this magnitude to occur once every 100 years on average, said Paul Chodas of NASAs Near-Earth Object Program Office at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. NASA estimates that before entering the Earths atmosphere above Russia, the asteroid measured 17 metres (56 feet) in diameter and weighed 10 tons. Fragments of the asteroid caused an explosion equivalent to 500,000 tons of TNT when they hit. The same day, a 45-metre in diameter asteroid known as 2012 14 whizzed harmlessly past the Earth, its passage overshadowed by the bright arc drawn across the Russian sky that same day. But had it hit ground, 2012 DA14 could have obliterated a large city. Ten years ago, NASA would not have been able to detect 2012 DA14, Lindsey Johnson, near earth object (NEO) project manager at NASA said recently. But he said NASA has made progress on learning how to detect small asteroids. Johnson said there are many of these objects flying around near the Earth say, half a million and they are hard to track because they are small. In line with a goal set by Congress in 1998, NASA has already discovered and catalogued about 95 percent of the asteroids of a kilometre or more in diameter that are in the Earths orbit around the sun and capable of causing mega-destruction. The NEO program at NASA detects
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and tracks Earth-approaching asteroids and comets with land-based and orbiting telescopes. Scientists estimate their mass and orbit to gauge whether they pose a danger. With this system, the Arecibo radio telescope in Puerto Rico can observe with great sensitivity a third of the night sky and detect big asteroids. All asteroid observations made anywhere in the world must be passed on to the Minor Planet Center, which is financed by NASA and run by the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory for the Paris-based International Astronomical Union. But in times of tight budgets like these, NASA is trying to develop other systems specifically capable of tracking small objects in space. It is financing to the tune of US$5 million a project at the University of Hawaii called Atlas, or Asteroid Terrestrial-Impact Alert System. Researchers say ATLAS, which will
monitor the entire visible sky every night, will be able to detect objects 45 metres (yards) in diameter a week before they hit our planet. For those measuring 150 metres (yards) in diameter, the system which could be operational in late 2015 will give a three week heads up. The system has enough sensitivity to detect a match flame in New York City when viewed from San Francisco, for instance. But NASAs efforts are deemed insufficient by former agency astronauts and scientists who last year launched a project to finance, build and launch the first private space telescope to track asteroids. The foundation called B612 is trying to raise $450 million to build and deploy a space telescope that would be called Sentinel and placed in orbit around the sun, at a distance of 273 million kilometres from the Earth to detect most objects that are otherwise not visible. AFP
(Reg: No. IV/1311/2010) in respect of : - Soaps, perfumeries, essential oils, preparations for body and beauty care hair lotions, dentifrices International Class: 3 Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademark or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according to law. U Kyi Win Associates for HUGO BOSS Trade Mark Management GmbH & Co., KG P.O. Box No. 26, Yangon. Phone: 372416 Dated: 25th February, 2013
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WASHINGTON US President Barack Obama pledged with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on February 22 to take a firm line on a defiant North Korea but the two sides also tried to calm rising tensions between Tokyo and China. Abe carefully avoided disagreements with Obama after previous Japanese governments rifts and declared: The alliance between Japan and the United States is back now. Its completely back. Obama promised to work closely with the Abe, whose Liberal Democratic Party swept back into power in December on a platform that includes boosting defence spending and aggressively stimulating a sluggish economy. You can rest assured that you will have a strong partner in the United States throughout your tenure, Obama told Abe in the Oval Office, calling the alliance with Japan the central foundation for US policy in Asia. Obama said the two leaders discussed our concerns about the provocative actions that have been taken by North Korea and our determination to take strong actions in response. North Korea carried out its third nuclear test on February 12. Abe said he agreed with Obamas position of not offering rewards to Pyongyang and on the need for a new UN Security Council resolution. But the White House appeared to want to lower the temperature between Japan and China, which has increasingly sent vessels near Japanese-
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An injured victim is carried from the scene of the car bomb in Damascus on February 21. Pic: AFP/Syrian Arab News Agency by suicide bombings, some claimed by the jihadist AlNusra Front. They added urgency to the National Coalition meeting in Cairo, where discussions focused on an offer by the opposition groups chief to talk directly with the regime. Coalition chief Ahmed Moaz al-Khatib has offered to talk to regime officials without blood on their hands an initiative welcomed by the Arab League and the United States as well as Assad allies Iran and Russia. But the Syrian National Council, a key part of the Coalition, has rejected any talks until Assad quits, and the regime says it will negotiate only without preconditions. AFP
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CAIRO Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi on February 21 called parliamentary elections starting on April 27, said a presidential decree. MADRID Spanish authorities in the Canary Islands have seized a ton of hamburgers destined for eateries in the popular tourist destination, an official said on February 21. Related report, P. 32. UNITED NATIONS The United Nations on February 21 formally rejected a multi-billion-dollar damages claim for a cholera epidemic in Haiti that has killed about 8000 people and has been widely blamed on UN peacekeepers. BEIJING China webusers on February 21 ridiculed plans to ban barbecues in big cities to help reduce pollution. I wonder when the government will start banning breaking wind, said a user of Weibo, Chinas version of Twitter. AFP
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An image released by NASA on February 20 showing the powdered rock sample collected by the Mars rover, Curiosity. Pic: AFP/NASA
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(Reg: No. IV/5755/2003) The above two trademarks are in respect of:Herbicides, fungicides, insecticides, miticides, nematicides Intl Class: 5 Any fraudulent imitation or unauthorized use of the said trademarks or other infringements whatsoever will be dealt with according to law. U Kyi Win Associates for Kumiai Chemical Industry Co., Ltd. P.O. Box No. 26, Yangon. Phone: 372416 Dated: 25th February, 2013
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WASHINGTON The United States warned Iran on February 21 that the installation of nextgeneration centrifuges at one of its main nuclear plants would be a provocative step. The warning came after the International Atomic Energy Agency reported that Iran started installing the new IR-2m centrifuges this month at the Natanz plant. The IAEA report came five days before the socalled P5+1 the United States, China, Russia, Britain, France and Germany and Iran are due to meet in Kazakhstan for the latest round of talks on the Islamic republics nuclear program.
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as beef, was on February 18 allowed to resume production of minced meat, sausages and ready-to-eat meals. But the company, whose horsemeat found its way into 4.5 million beef products sold across Europe, will no longer be allowed to stock frozen meat. The firms sanitary licence was suspended on February 14 after it was accused of passing off huge quantities of mislabelled meat over a period of six months. Investigators on February 20 conducted a second day
of raids on Spangheros headquarters in Castelnaudary in southern France, a source close to the probe said, adding they had already seized several documents and copied computer records. Most Swiss supermarkets on February 20 withdrew horsemeat products from their shelves, not due to the spiralling fake labelling scandal but over allegations of cruel conditions on farms where horses are bred for meat. The move came after an investigative consumer
program on Swiss public television on February 19 showed images taken by animal protection activists of starving and visibly sick and suffering horses on farms in a number of countries that provide meat to Swiss stores. The Zurich-based Animal Protection Association had sent investigators to large horsemeat producing c ou n tr ies Can ada, th e United States, Mexico and Argentina to probe how the animals were kept, transported and slaughtered. AFP
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A supporter of Hugo Chavez at celebrations in Caracas on February 18 after the Venezuelan presidents surprise return earlier that day from Cuba, where he undergone treatment for cancer. Pic: AFP
Reg. No. 13791/2012 in respect of Class 6: Channels Steel, Round Bars Steel, Deformed Bars Steel, Wire Rod, Steel Wire, Wire Guide, Structural Steel, PC Strand. Fraudulent imitation or unauthorised use of the said Trade Mark will be dealt with according to law. Win Mu Tin, M.A., H.G.P., D.B.L for The Siam Cement Public Company Limited P. O. Box 60, Yangon E-mail: makhinkyi.law@mptmail.net.mm Dated: 25 February 2013
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ISLAMABAD Pakistans army has denied any links to an outlawed extremist group which claimed bomb attacks against Shia Muslims that killed more than 200 people in recent weeks. The armed forces were not in contact with any militant organisation, including Lashkar-e-Jhangvi (LeJ), chief military spokesman, Major General Asim Bajwa, was quoted as telling reporters by Dawn newspaper. LeJ claimed a January 10 attack in Quetta that killed 92 Shias, a February 1 attack in the northwest that killed 24 Shias and a February 16 bomb that killed 89 Shiites in Quetta.
An image taken in the Southern Ocean on February 15 and released by militant group Sea Shepherd Australia on February 18 shows the Japanese whaling fleets harpoon vessel, Yushin Maru No 2, with a minke whale. Pic: AFP/Sea Shepherd Australia
(For Myanmar Nationals only) Post Title: Monitoring and Evaluation Specialist Level: NO-C with good benefits Purpose: To assist in the development of national capacities for monitoring, evaluation and research and to ensure that UNICEF Myanmar Country Office has useful, valid and reliable information on the performance of UNICEF-supported programmes and the situation of children's and women's rights. Requirements: Advanced University degree in Social Sciences preferably with specialized training in Social Statistics, Economics or related field. Training in project monitoring and evaluation essential and 5 years of progressively responsible professional work experience in programme monitoring and evaluation, statistics or social science research including experience in computer analysis of social services data. Myanmar national with excellent spoken and written English and Myanmar. Skills and personal characteristics: knowledge of recent development and technology in monitoring and evaluation; analytical, negotiating, communication and advocacy skills, supervisory and managerial capability; knowledge of computer management and applications. Good interpersonal skills and the ability to work as part of a team as well as individually. Prior UN/INGO and field experience an advantage. Detailed Job Description may be requested by writing to UNICEF Myanmar: wmyint@unicef.org and thoo@unicef.org Please note that: 1. UNICEF does not discriminate in regard to race, ethnicity and gender or persons living with disabilities. 2. UNICEF fosters a climate of impartiality, fairness and objectivity and assures the equitable application of UNICEF regulations, rules and policies. 3. Female qualified candidates are encouraged to apply. 4. UNICEF is a smoke free environment. Qualified candidates may submit application with updated CV form to UNICEF Myanmar Office (Ms. Wai Wai Myint, HR Unit, email address: wmyint@unicef.org) Closing date: 10th March, 2013
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TOKYO Japan vowed on February 21 to continue its whale hunt in the Southern Ocean after clashes with the militant conservationist Sea Shepherd group, which claimed Tokyo had been forced to end the mission. We are keeping our whaling program, an official at Japans Fisheries Agency told AFP, denying a report that Japan was forced to suspend its whale hunt after collisions with boats crewed by anti-whaling campaigners. The official also repeated Tokyos claim that the conservationists had rammed Japanese whaling ship the Nisshin Maru on February 20, their worst confrontation in the Southern Ocean in three years. The anti-whaling group accused the Japanese side of deliberately colliding with its vessels. Sea Shepherd captain Paul Watson told the Australian Associated Press news agency on February 20 that the whalers were refuelling at sea in an area where such activities are prohibited by an Antarctic treaty. I feel that this is the
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An image released by Conservation International on February of coves and islets in Indonesias Raja Ampat archipelago. Pic: AFP/Conservation International states that the value of live sharks and manta rays far outweighs the one-time profit of dead sharks and manta rays, benefiting a growing world-class and increasingly popular marine tourism and dive destination, he said. Scientists have warned that the Coral Triangle is under threat, with heat-trapping carbon gases blamed for creating acidic seas hostile to much marine life. Overfishing has also been a problem, but the sanctuary will support existing no-take zones that have helped shark numbers slowly recover. Sharks in particular play an important role, as apex predators at the top of the food chain, maintaining fisheries and ecosystem health, the statement said. The sanctuary is also expected to prevent a drop in manta ray numbers, with the species gills increasingly used in Asian medicines. Indonesia is the worlds largest exporter of sharks and rays. AFP
Reg. No. 402/1992 in respect of Internal combustion engines, diesel engines and other power-supplying machinery adapted for employment as the source of power for self-propelled vehicles, and as stationary or portable power units for industrial, marine and agricultural uses; scraping, carrying and dumping units adapted to be employed for scraping and collecting earth, rock, or like materials and transporting and dumping said materials; power and manually controlled loaders, graders, wagons, scarifiers, scrapers, bulldozers, rippers, tool bars and plows adapted to be employed for the construction and maintenance of roads, for moving and removing of earth, rock, snow and like materials, for preventing soil erosion and for other industrial and agricultural uses; wheel and track type tractors adapted to be employed in farming operations, road building, mining, logging, earth moving, hauling, pushing and for other industrial and agricultural purposes; cable-control units for controlling cable actuated equipment for earth-moving and agricultural purposes; hydraulic-control units for controlling hydraulically actuated equipment for earth moving and agricultural purposes; rust inhibitors; bellows seal cement; chemical solutions for application of decalcomania; electric generators and diesel electric generator sets for furnishing electric power; agricultural equipment; and parts, tools, attachments, accessories and equipment associated with all of such products. MOTOR TRUCKS. Fraudulent imitation or unauthorised use of the said Trade Marks will be dealt with according to law. Win Mu Tin, M.A., H.G.P., D.B.L for CATERPILLAR INC. P. O. Box 60, Yangon E-mail: makhinkyi.law@mptmail.net.mm Dated: 25 February 2013
SINGAPORE Singapore and Malaysia announced plans last week to build a high-speed rail link, fuelling hopes that Southeast Asia could one day enjoy a rapid European-style train system connected to China. Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong and his Malaysian counterpart Najib Razak hailed the project, which would cut to 90 minutes the travel time between the city-state and Kuala Lumpur, a distance of about 350 kilometres (220 miles). The target year for completion is 2020. This is a strategic development in bilateral relations that will dramatically improve the connectivity between Malaysia and Singapore, the leaders said in a joint statement issued after meeting in Singapore on February 19. It will facilitate seamless travel between Kuala Lumpur and Singapore, enhance business linkages and bring the peoples of Malaysia and Singapore closer together. The existing rail link between the two countries dates to the period of British colonial rule over both, with stops at
China and possibly India. ASEAN is contemplating a link that will run from Singapore to Kunming in southwestern China, thereby tapping into the countrys vast high-speed network the worlds longest at more than 9300 kilometres and rapidly expanding. To link up with China, ASEAN estimates that there are 4069 kilometres of missing links that need to be built, or existing railways that need to be upgraded, in several countries. A Singapore-Malaysia high-speed railway was first mooted in the 1990s by Francis Yeoh, head of Malaysian infrastructure conglomerate YTL, which built an express train service from Kuala Lumpurs main airport to the city centre. The idea was repeatedly shelved largely due to cost concerns. Malaysian media reports said in 2009 that the projects cost was estimated at US$2.5 billion to $3.5 billion. Hopes for the project were revived in 2010 after Najib became prime minister. AFP
Reg. No. 459/1998 in respect of chain blocks, hoists, winches and cranes. Fraudulent imitation or unauthorised use of the said Trade Mark will be dealt with according to law. Win Mu Tin, M.A., H.G.P., D.B.L for VITAL KOGYO KABUSHIKI KAISHA P. O. Box 60, Yangon E-mail: makhinkyi.law@mptmail.net.mm Dated: 25 February 2013
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By Zon Pann Pwint THE best photo-essays produced during the 5 th Yangon Photo Festival were awarded at a ceremony held at the French Institute in Yangon on February 16. This year we had the amazing number of 75 entries, Christophe Loviny, the festivals artistic and training program director, told The Myanmar Times by email. First prize was given to Sandra Wint Tun, author of the photo-essay My Endless Quest, in which the artist placed a papier mache dog in different street settings to express her feeling of being an outsider among others. Second prize went to Pyi Phyo for the essay Night and Day. Third place was awarded to Chan Nyeint Aung for The Last Fat Belly Bus. Special jury prizes went to work by Reuters photographers Soe Zeya Tun, whose essay chronicled the conflict in Rakhine State, and Min Zayar. The jury was presided over by Daw Aung San Suu Kyi. The theme of the exhibits a t t h i s y e a r s f e s t i v a l was Liberty, Equality, Fraternity. At least 30 photo-essays were presented to the public. We had both fantastic artistic and conceptual photo-essays, like work by Sandra Wint Tun, and great photojournalism like the works of Reuters photographers, Mr Loviny said. He described the selection committees task of choosing 17 nominees from 75 submissions as extremely difficult. The quality is improving e v e r y y e a r, e s p e c i a l l y with our former trainees becoming more and more professional, he said. At the awards ceremony on February 16, third prize was originally given to Pho Wa Lone for his photoessay Copper Mine in Letpadaung. However, he returned his award to the organising committee after it was discovered that he had used two photos taken by Aung Nay Myo, without giving proper credit. Pho Wa Lone said he forgot to credit Aung Nay Myo, a friend who lives in Monywa in Sagaing Region, and who had given permission for his photos to be used. I asked permission to use his two photos in my submitted photo-essay and he allowed me to use them, but I was negligent in giving proper credit, he said. I gave back my prize [a Canon 650D camera] to artistic director Mr Loviny on February 18. Mr Loviny credited Pho Wa Lone for acting with grace during the incident. The two photos were important documents representing the kind of ammunition used by the police against the protesters, he said. Although Aung Nay Myo gave Pho Wa Lone his permission to use the photos, they should have
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Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and Christophe Loviny (right) enjoy the exhibitions at the Yangon Photo Festival, held at the French Institute in Yangon, on February 16. Pic: Aung Htay Hlaing been credited with Aung Nay Myos name. Pho Wa Lone has apologised to Aung Nay Myo and decided to give back his prize to the YPF organising committee. Mr Loviny said Pho Wa Lone has shown courage in the way he has handled this situation, adding that he still believed the photo-essay was of great quality. With Pho Wa Lone out of the running, third prize was given to Chan Nyeint Ko, whom Mr Loviny said received the highest marks from the jury. Pho Wa Lone, a senior reporter at Pyi Thu Khit (The Peoples Age) political journal, arrived at Letpadaung just days before the government crackdown against the protesters. I took pictures of the protest against copper mine. Then a riot broke out and Daw Suu Kyi visited the scene. I had to photograph throughout, he said. Aung Nay Myo and I photographed t h e s c e n e s t o g e t h e r. I wanted to use his photos as a witness to my photoessay, so I asked permission and he agreed. B e f o r e Ph o Wa L o n e created his photo-essay, Aung Nay Myo was asked to contribute his photos for publication in Pyi Thu Khit. It was my own weakness that I failed to credit the photos and obey the rules of the competition. Therefore, I returned my award without anyones urging, he said. It taught me a lesson that I have to give credit if I use other photos.
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Writer Nu Nu Yi holds a collection of her short stories. Pic: Supplied published in Thara and other magazines at the time. I accepted that the reality of this girls life was almost unheard-of in 1980s, so many readers were astounded and responded angrily to my story, she said. Nu Nu Yi said that meeting the student raised her curiosity about extent of the problem in Myanmar society. I found two more women, one from a village who had to cross the river to sleep with men working on an oil tanker, she said. The other was a woman who was a government office worker and her husband was government staff too. But their income was too low, and to provide food for their children she had to sell herself. N u N u Yi s a i d s h e originally wrote a single magazine article about these three women, but the editor separated it into three different stories and published the section about the university student first. In the midst of the controversy over the first storys publication, the editor decided to wait to publish the other two, and he eventually lost them. Following the seminar, writer-turned-doctor Dr Nu Nu Swe told The Myanmar Times: We need to work on this issue a bit more. Though the era has changed, the state of women hasnt changed, she said.
Pic: Bill OToole Thant Myint U (left) poses with Daw Hteik Su Paya Gyi (centre) at the Yangon Literary Festival. Although in wide release since last summer, it was not officially available in Myanmar until the festival. The non-fiction work offers what might be the most complete history of King Thibaws family before, during and after the Konbaung dynasty was deposed by the British. Ms Shah said at the festival that her goal was to tell a human interest story about one family. Her research has stretched all the way back to 2004, when she was inspired to learn more about the royal family after reading Amitav Ghoshs novel The Glass Palace. When I saw no history had been written about the royal family, I knew there was an opportunity, she told The Myanmar Times in a telephone interview from her home in Mumbai, Arriving in Yangon at the height of state censorship, Ms Shah reported that she never had any experience with the government censoring or impeding her research, but said their presence was still keenly felt. Im pretty sure the government read my letters, she said, but by 2008 it seemed to stop. I think they had other problems to deal with and I just wasnt much of a bother. I honestly had no trouble. But she was shocked to learn just how open and willing the people of Myanmar were to discuss their king, as if they were hungry for the opportunity. For help with translations she relied on U Than Htay, a retired doctor and history buff living in Yangon. Not only was Dr Than Htay living in a home with no electricity, but also he was confined to his bed for much of the research process, making even sitting at a manual typewriter impossible. Undeterred, he translated countless news articles and personal letters for Ms Shah by hand. Ms Shah also could not say enough about her time working in the Yangon archives.
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A cartoon on display at the Resource Curse exhibition, held at Royal Rose Restaurant in Yangon from February 20 to 22. Pic: Lwin Mar Htun why I called the exhibition Resource Curse. While the photographs allowed viewers to see the present situation at Letpadaung, the cartoons provided some additional food for thought. I like the cartoons because they can give an extra message to the audience. Theyre all very clever, said one viewer, U Hla Myint. The exhibition will be held again in Mandalay next month, said Soe Win Nyein.
Canadian food writer delves into diverse cuisine from around Myanmar in new book
By Zon Pann Pwint CANADIAN photographer and food writer Naomi Duguid launched her cookbook Burma: Rivers of Flavour at Monument Books in Yangon on February 16. From the fried bananas with sesame seeds sold on the street in Yangon, to chicken in tart garlic sauce offered at fine restaurants, Ms Duguid savoured the culinary delights of Myanmar before writing the cookbook. She originally came to Myanmar in 1980, and again in 1998, to work on her cookbooks, including Hot, Sour, Salty, Sweet with coauthor Jeffrey Alford. Myanmar is rich in culture, and I am impressed by the great richness of cuisine throughout the whole country. The food and cuisine are very fabulous, Ms Duguid told The Myanmar Times. She said each visit inspired her to explore the culinary diversity of Myanmar, which formed the foundation for writing Burma: Rivers of Flavour. and dishes are wonderful in central Myanmar. I delight in Kachin food, which is very fabulous, and in Rakhine State the traditions and cuisine are very wonderful, she said. Ms Duguid said her book has helped the world become more aware of Myanmar. Myanmar is a big country that I didnt know about and hadnt explored. I wanted to understand and learn how things work here, she said. During sanctions, few people came here. I felt it was important for people to understand how interesting the country is. She advised foreigners to enjoy Myanmar cuisine by eating it at lunchtime. [Westerners] are used to eating big meals at night, but the best way to eat Myanmar food is to eat big meals at lunchtime. If you eat out at night, the food is not fresh so it doesnt have its best taste, Ms Duguid said. Burma: Rivers of Flavour is priced at K35,000, and is available at Monument Books on Dhamazedi Road in Bahan township.
Naomi Duguid signs a copy of her book Burma: Rivers of Flavour at Monument Books in Yangon on February 16. Pic Aung Htay Hlaing She spent more than three The book was published in years working on the book, Canada in 2012. M y b ook de t a i ls t h e travelled to regions such as Dawei, Sittwe, Mrauk Oo, r e m a r k a b l e c u l i n a r y Kalaw, Pathein and Hsipaw. tradition of Myanmar. Food
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A staff member prepares wontons at the one-Michelin-starred restaurant Ho Hung Kee in Hong Kong on December 27, 2012. Pic: AFP
To have a one-star experience for around HK$50 is something unique to Hong Kong. You do have, at extremely affordable prices, just some absolutely stunning food.
it is a recognition of Hong Kongs dining culture. Taiwanese diner Jerry Lin, 55, arrived at the restaurant early to avoid the lunchtime crowds. I have tried other Michelin restaurants in Shanghai, but this is a restaurant that is very accessible for normal people, we really like it, he said. The price is great for a Michelin-starred restaurant and the taste is really good, 45-year-old Riamida Ichsami from Indonesia said, while waiting outside Ho Hung Kee with her family five minutes after it opened. M i c h e l i n g u i d e s international director Michael Ellis said it was a surprise for
its guide for Hong Kong and Macau for 2013, where the cachet of the star continues to carry allure for diners. Ho Hung Kee, along with dim sum restaurant Tim Ho Wan and Pangs Kitchen, a new addition to the list, make up the least expensive, most affordable starred experience in the world, Ellis said, with dishes for as little as HK$30 to HK$60 (US$3.80 to US$5.60) Tim Ho Wan is famous for its steamed dumplings and its barbecue pork bun, all staple dim sum selections, while Pangs Kitchen serves home-style renditions of Cantonese cuisine with specialties including baked fish intestines in a clay pot
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Vietnamese rice paper rolls with pork mince Pork mince patties INGREDIENTS 300g of pork mince 1 tablespoon of sugar 1 teaspoons of salt 2 cloves of garlic (crushed) 1 teaspoon of white pepper teaspoon of baking soda 1 tablespoons of vegetable oil PREPARATION The pork mince used in this recipe is normally grilled, but I have fried it using a nonstick frying pan with a little bit of vegetable oil. Fresh herbs are used, and you can add shredded carrots and cucumber if you prefer. Pat dry the pork mince with kitchen paper. Combine all the ingredients (except vegetable oil) in a food processor, or pound them well. Form the pork mince into small patties and store in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes. Heat the vegetable oil in a nonstick frying pan over low-medium heat. Fry the pork patties and cover with a lid. Turn the pork from one side the other side, allowing the meat to turn golden brown. Fry until the meat cooks through, keeping the pan covered with the lid. Drain the excess oil on kitchen paper, and slice the patties into pieces 1.5cm thick. Follow the previous instructions to roll the ingredients, substituting pork mince for prawns.
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Quaffing Quote If you can organise your kitchen, you can organise your life. Louis Parish (author of Cooking as Therapy) Next Week Vietnamese-style nan gyi thoke: rice spaghetti noodles and grilled pork salads
Pic: Phyo (khun yuy) 70g of rice vermicelli (moh hin gar phat) 6 big prawns (cooked, deshelled and chilled) A bunch of lettuce A bunch of garlic chives (khu sai; cut into 4-5cm lengths) A couple bunches of mint (pick leaves) A bunch of Asian basil (pick leaves) 3 big green shallots (white and light green parts only; cut bigger pieces into halves or quarters) with fresh water and drain well, then de-shell and devein. Halve them from the back and set aside. Wash the lettuce, garlic chives, mint, basil and green shallots. Drain well and let them dry. Prepare lukewarm water in a shallow bowl that can fit the size of the rice paper. To prepare the rice paper, slowly dip one sheet into the water by holding it at one end and gently moving it around. Make sure it becomes slightly soft but not soaked through. Lay the sheet on a chopping board or plate. Place a 7-8cm length of lettuce about 1/3 of the way from one end of the rice paper. Arrange a handful of rice vermicelli, two chives, five or six mint leaves, and basil leaves on top of the lettuce as filling. Fold the bottom end of the rice paper over the filling and roll upward. Handle gently and dont pull it tight. Fold the left and right ends of the rice paper toward the centre and roll upward again. Lay two pieces of prawn and a piece of shallot over the prawn along the length of the rice paper, then roll tightly toward the top end. Arrange the roll on a plate with the prawns on the upward side.
Chateau Greysac Chateau de By Medoc 2007 This French cabernet and merlot blend entices with a spicy aroma, and follows through with a rich, fruity flavour that matches beautifully with rare red meat.
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Vietnamese rice paper roll (summer roll) INGREDIENTS (6 servings) 12 sheets of rice paper
PREPARATION Fresh rice vermicelli can be bought at local markets, while dry packets are available at bigger supermarkets. Prepare according to package instructions. Wash the prawns thoroughly and cook them for 3-4 minutes in slightly salty, boiling water. Rinse
Dipping sauce INGREDIENTS 60ml ( cup) of fish sauce 60ml of white vinegar 45ml (2 tablespoons) of lime juice 2 tablespoons of sugar 3 garlic cloves (crushed) 1 big red chili (diced) cup of water PREPARATION Dissolve the sugar into the water and mix all the ingredients (except the
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THIS week was a busy one for Socialite, partly due to the Valentines Day events around town. She started the week on February 12 by attending three events: Shwe Parami W I T H N U A M B AW I Foundations scholarship ceremony, Prof Ye Myint Kyaws book launch at Sedona Hotel and Grand Royals 15th anniversary lucky draw at Capital Hyper Market. On February 14, Socialite appeared at the Run Ygn fashion shop opening on Bo Aung Kyaw Road, followed the Happy Valentines Contest at Sein Gay Har Hledan, Nescafes Stupid Cupid album launch and the Lolane program at Myanmar Convention Center. The next day she was seen at the Myanmar Beauty Expo at MMC, and in the evening at the MT Vins Bordeaux wine launch and tasting event. She ended the week by attending HTCs press conference, and celebrating the Yangon Photo Festival at the French Institute on February 16. Dr Soe Lwin @ Prof
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By Michael Kaminer THE jetboat shot through Lake Wakatipu at 90 kilometres an hour, the pilot stoically hot-dogging around trees and rocks. Every few minutes, hed rotate an index finger a signal that we were about to whirl around at whiplash speed. My stomach lurched with every spin as I clutched the safety bar and clenched my teeth. I was in Queenstown, the adventure capital of New Zealand. Visitors schlep to this South Island town to zipline, kayak, skydive, bungee and bike through scenery as otherworldly as it looks in such movies as The Hobbit, which was filmed here. For a traveller like me, whose idea of thrill-seeking involves a new book and a double espresso, this is not an asset. So it was painfully ironic that a planning mix-up dropped me here for five days in November, at the expense of time in bigger cities that Id wanted to explore. I tried a few when-inRome activities that challenged gravity; vertigo from the twirling jetboat finally made me swear to keep both feet on the ground. Thats a challenging prospect in a place whose entire economy seems engineered to serve adrenaline junkies. But then the manager at my hotel, who listened patiently as I vented about my lack of options, made an intriguing suggestion. An hour later, Alice Blackley pulled up in a black Volkswagen passenger van. Art Adventures, the name of her year-old business, was splashed on the side; the company logo was emblazoned on her crisp blue blazer. And we embarked on a day-long tour of local galleries and studios, the first stop of which couldnt have surprised me more if it had been an audience with an actual hobbit. A short drive took us to a small, bright gallery just outside downtown Queenstown, where pop-goth canvases by Damien Hirst yes, he of megawatt art-world fame shared the walls with clover-shaped abstractions by Max Gimblett, a legendary Kiwi artist now based in New York. Nadene Milne Gallery, as I learned, is one of Hirsts global representatives. And the exhibit, tantalizingly titled The Beauty and Brutality of Fact, provided my first glimpse of a Queenstown that rarely makes the radar of adventure-craving tourists a happening, heterogeneous art scene thats uniquely New Zealand in its blend of hip and homey. Theres a misconception that Queenstown is all about the adrenaline-seeking thrill, Blackley told me as we bounced along to our next destination, the tidy gallery of Tim Wilson, whose hyperrealistic fantasy landscapes got snapped up by The Hobbit cast members during their long shoot here. People are surprised how art is evolving here. Theres a lot of wealth in the region and a lot of generous patronage. And there are some very big private art collections here of a reputable international standard. Wilson, whose paintings can fetch six figures, agreed. Art and culture does seem sometimes to take a back seat while the outdoor-thrillseeker scenario is pushed, sometimes to the extreme, he told me by email after
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SITTWE TO YANGON
HEHO TO YANGON
MON W9 141 09:00 09:15 09:15 09:20 09:35 09:50 09:55 13:20 YJ 109/W97109 14:00 6T 501 15:10 W9 109 15:25 YJ 762 15:50 YH 728 16:00 YH 732 16:25 K7 829 16:30 W9 120 17:05 YJ 791 17:10 TUE YJ 141/W97141 09:00 6T 352 09:00 YJ 892 09:15 YH 918 09:15 YH 910 09:20 W9 141 09:20 6T 402 09:35 W9 143 09:50 K7 223 09:50 W9 202 10:55 YH 712 12:25 6T 501 15:25 W9 109 15:25 YJ 791 15:55 YJ 762 16:45 YH 732 16:55 K7 823 17:10 WED YJ 902 08:30 W9 141 09:00 YJ 141/W97141 09:00 K7 243 09:15 YJ 892 09:15 YH 918 09:15 6T 402 09:35 K7 223 09:50 W9 201 09:55 YH 712 11:55 YJ 912 12:25 6T 352 13:45 YJ 129/W97129 15:55 6T 501 15:55 YH 732 16:25 K7 827 16:30 YH 738 16:40 W9 129 16:55 W9 120 17:05 YJ 791 17:10 THUR YJ 141/W97141 09:00 6T 352 09:00 YJ 892 09:15 YH 918 09:15 6T 402 09:35 K7 223 09:50 W9 143 09:50 YH 712 11:55 6T 501 15:10 YJ 501/W97501 15:25 YJ 762 15:50 W9 129 15:55 YH 732 16:25 K7 829 16:30 YH 730 18:00 YJ 141/W97141 09:00 FRI YJ 892 09:15 YH 918 09:15 K7 243 09:15 YH 910 09:20 6T 402 09:35 6T 404 09:45 K7 223 09:50 6T 501 15:10 YH 728 16:00 YH 732 16:25 SAT YJ 912 08:30 YJ 141/W97141 09:00 YJ 892 09:15 YH 918 09:15 6T 402 09:35 K7 223 09:50 YH 506 11:55 6T 452 13:15 YJ 762 15:50 YJ 109/W97109 15:55 6T 501 16:10 YH 732 16:25 K7 827 17:10 SUN YJ 892 09:15 YH 918 09:15 6T 402 09:35 6T 404 09:45 K7 223 09:50 6T 501 15:45 YJ 129/W97129 15:55 YH 732 16:25 YH 738 16:40 YJ 752/W97752 17:00
YJ 141/W97141 09:00 11:05
09:00 11:05 11:10 10:25 10:25 10:30 10:45 11:05 11:05 15:30 15:10 17:30 18:15 18:00 18:10 19:15 17:45 19:15 20:00 11:05 11:10 10:25 10:25 10:30 11:25 10:45 11:00 11:05 12:05 14:30 17:45 18:15 18:45 17:55 19:45 19:25 09:40 11:05 11:05 11:30 10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 11:05 14:00 14:35 15:55 18:45 18:55 19:15 17:45 18:50 19:45 19:15 20:00 11:05 11:10 10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 11:10 14:45 17:30 17:35 18:00 18:05 19:15 17:45 19:10 11:05 10:25 10:25 11:30 10:30 10:45 10:55 11:05 17:30 18:10 19:15 10:40 11:05 10:25 10:25 10:45 11:05 14:00 14:25 18:00 18:05 19:10 19:15 18:25 10:25 10:25 10:45 10:55 11:05 18:45 18:45 18:40 18:50 18:10
YANGON TO MYEIK
MYEIK TO YANGON
SAT SUN
YANGON TO MYITKYINA
MON W9 503 K7 622 TUE W9 251 K7 622 WED K7 622 THUR YJ 201 SUN YJ 211 K7 622 MON W9 504 K7 623 TUE K7 623 W9 252 WED K7 623 THUR YJ 202 SUN YJ 211 K7 623 MON YH 909 YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 W9 141 6T 351
YANGON TO MANDALAY
MON W9 501 YH 909 YJ 901 YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 K7 222 Y5 131 YJ 911 YJ 761 YH 727 W9 119 K7 622 6T 501 W9 109 6T 341 06:00 06:00 06:00 06:10 06:10 06:20 06:30 08:00 10:00 11:00 11:15 11:45 12:00 13:45 14:00 15:00 YJ 211/W97211 15:00 YH 731 15:00 YJ 791 15:45 W9 141 YH 909 YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 K7 222 W9 143 Y5 131 8M 6603 YJ 761 YH 729 W9 251 K7 822 K7 622 W9 109 6T 501 YJ 791 6T 341 YJ 731 06:00 06:00 06:10 06:10 06:20 06:30 06:45 08:00 09:00 11:00 11:15 11:30 11:30 12:00 14:00 14:00 14:30 15:00 15:30 07:25 07:40 08:05 08:15 08:30 08:25 08:40 09:00 11:25 12:55 13:25 13:40 13:25 15:45 15:55 16:25 16:25 17:10 17:40 07:25 07:40 08:15 08:30 08:25 08:40 08:50 09:00 10:10 12:55 14:15 12:55 12:55 13:25 15:55 16:00 16:25 16:25 17:40 08:15 08:30 08:25 08:10 08:40 08:10 08:50 08:55 09:00 11:25 12:55 13:25 13:40 13:25 13:25 16:25 16:30 16:25 17:10 17:25 07:25 07:25 08:15 08:30 08:25 08:10 08:40 08:50 09:00 10:10 12:55 14:15 13:25 15:45 15:55 16:25 16:25 16:25 17:10 07:25 07:40 08:15 08:30 08:25 08:35 08:40 09:00 12:55 13:25 14:25 15:45 16:25 17:10
MYITKYINA TO YANGON
YANGON TO THANDWE
06:30 06:30 YJ 141/W97141 06:30 K7 420 06:45 YH 503 11:00 6T 601 11:15 TUE W9 141 06:00 6T 351 06:30 YJ 141/W97141 06:30 K7 422 06:45 YH 711 11:00 6T 601 11:30 YJ 309/W97309 12:00 WED W9 141 06:30 YJ 141/W97141 06:30 YJ 911 10:00 6T 607 10:15 YH 711 10:30 6T 351 11:15 THUR W9 141 06:30 YJ 141/W97141 06:30 6T 351 06:30 K7 420 06:45 YH 711 10:30 6T 601 11:15 FRI 6T 351 06:30 6T 601 11:15 YH 503 11:00 SAT YH 505 10:30 6T 451 10:30 6T 607 11:15 SUN 6T 351 06:30 K7 422 06:45 YH 505 10:30 6T 601 11:15
TUE
YANGON TO HEHO
06:00 06:10 06:10 06:20 06:30 06:30 YJ 141/W97141 06:30 K7 828 10:00 YJ 911 10:00 YJ 761 11:00 YH 727 11:15 W9 119 11:45 6T 501 13:45 W9 109 14:00 K7 224 14:15 YH 731 15:00 YJ 791 15:45 TUE W9 141 06:00 YH 909 06:00 YJ 891 06:10 YH 917 06:10 6T 401 06:20 6T 351 06:30 YJ 141/W97141 06:30 W9 143 06:45 W9 201 09:30 YJ 761 11:00 YH 711 11:00 K7 822 11:30 6T 501 14:00 W9 109 14:00 YJ 791 14:30 YH 731 15:30 WED YJ 901 06:00 YJ 891 06:10 YH 917 06:10 6T 401 06:20 YJ 141/W97141 06:30 W9 141 06:30 W9 201 07:30 YJ 911 10:00 YH 711 10:30 YJ 751/W97751 11:00 YH 737 11:15 6T 351 11:15 W9 119 11:45 K7 826 12:30 K7 224 14:15 6T 501 14:30 YJ 129/W97129 14:30 YH 731 15:00 W9 129 15:30 THUR YJ 901 06:00 YJ 891 06:10 YH 917 06:10 6T 401 06:20 YJ 141/W97141 06:30 6T 351 06:30 W9 141 06:30 W9 143 06:45 K7 828 10:00 YH 711 10:30 YJ 761 11:00 6T 501 13:45 YJ 501/W97501 14:00 W9 129 14:30 YH 732 15:00 FRI YH 909 06:00 YJ 891 06:10 6T 401 06:20 YJ 141/W97141 06:30 6T 403 06:30 K7 242 06:45 YJ 751/W97751 11:00 YH 727 11:15 6T 501 13:45 K7 224 14:15 YH 731 15:00
WED YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 YH 909 K7 222 6T 331 W9 143 W9 201 Y5 131 YJ 911
06:10 06:10 06:20 06:30 06:30 06:45 06:45 07:30 08:00 10:00 YJ 751/W97751 11:00 YH 737 11:15 W9 119 11:45 K7 622 12:00 W9 501 12:00 YJ 129/W97129 14:30 6T 501 14:30 YJ 791 15:00 YH 731 15:00 W9 129 15:30 06:00 06:00 06:10 06:10 06:20 06:30 06:30 06:45 08:00 09:00 11:00 11:15 12:00 13:45 YJ 501/W97501 14:00 W9 129 14:30 6T 341 15:00 W9 501 15:00 YH 731 15:00 YJ 901 YH 909 YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 6T 403 K7 222 Y5 131 06:00 06:00 06:10 06:10 06:20 06:30 06:30 08:00 YJ 751/W97751 11:00 YJ 727 11:15 K7 824 13:00 6T 501 13:45 6T 341 15:00 YH 731 15:00
THANDWE TO YANGON
MON K7 421 W9 141 6T 352 YH 504 6T 602 YJ 912 K7 423
YJ 141/W97141 10:15 11:05
07:55 08:50 10:15 11:05 11:10 12:55 13:20 15:30 10:50 11:05 11:10 11:25 13:35 13:55 15:15 11:05 11:05 14:00 14:00 14:35 15:55 08:50 11:05 11:05 11:10 13:20 14:45 11:10 11:30 12:55 13:20 11:30 14:00 15:05 10:50 12:25 13:20
NYAUNG U TO YANGON
MON YJ 902 YH 918 YJ 891 6T 401 07:35 07:45 07:45 07:55 YJ 141/W97141 08:05 6T 351 08:05 YH 910 08:25 W9 502 08:25 W9 144 08:35 YJ 911 11:40 K7 225 16:40 W9 109 16:55 YJ 211/W97211 17:25 6T 342 17:30 YH 732 17:55 YJ 792 18:40 TUE YJ 891 07:45 YH 918 07:45 6T 401 07:55 YJ 141/W97141 08:05 6T 351 08:05 W9 143 08:20 YH 910 08:25 W9 141 08:25 YH 712 13:20 W9 109 16:55 YJ 792 17:25 6T 342 17:30 YH 732 18:25 WED YJ 902 07:35 YJ 891 07:45 YH 918 07:45 6T 401 07:55 YJ 141/W97141 08:05 W9 141 08:05 YH 910 08:55 W9 144 09:50 YJ 911 12:25 6T 351 12:50 K7 225 16:40 YJ 129/W97129 17:25 YJ 792 17:25 6T 502 17:35 YH 732 17:55 W9 129 18:25
THUR W9 205 YJ 201 YJ 891 YH 917 6T 401 YH 909 K7 222 W9 143 Y5 131 8M 6603 YJ 761 YH 737 K7 226 6T 501
FRI
10:15 12:05 12:25 14:35 TUE 09:55 YJ 141/W97141 10:15 6T 352 10:15 W9 141 10:35 6T 602 12:40 YJ 310/W97310 13:05 YH 712 14:25 WED W9 141 10:15 YJ 141/W97141 10:15 6T 608 13:05 YH 712 13:10 YJ 912 13:40 6T 352 15:00 THUR K7 421 07:55 YJ 141/W97141 10:15 W9 141 10:15 6T 352 10:15 6T 602 12:25 YH 712 13:55 FRI 6T 352 10:15 K7 243 10:35 YH 504 12:05 6T 602 12:25 SAT K7 245 10:35 YH 506 13:10 6T 608 14:10 SUN K7 423 09:55 YH 506 11:35 6T 602 12:25
Artist Lewis Gardiners work is displayed in the foreground at the quirky Kapa Design Gallery. Pic: Claire Frooms
Domestic Airlines
Air Bagan Ltd.(W9)
56, Shwe Taung Gyar Street, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel : 513322, 513422, 504888, Fax : 515102
No.34(A-1), Shwe Taung Gyar Street, Bahan Township,Yangon. Myanmar. Tel: 951 516654, 532253, 09731-35991~3.Fax: 951 532333
Yangon Airways(YH)
166, MMB Tower, Level 5, Upper Pansodan Rd, Mingalar Taungnyunt Tsp, Yangon. Tel: (+95-1) 383 100, 383 107, 700 264, Fax: 652 533.
Domestic
6T = Air Mandalay W9 = Air Bagan YJ = Asian Wings K7 = AIR KBZ YH = Yangon Airways UB = FMI UB Charter Y5 = Golden Myanmar Airlines
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February 25 - March 3, 2013
www.mmtimes.com/2012/flight/flight.pdf
Days Flight
MON PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306 TUE PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306 WED PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306 THUR PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306 FRI PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306 SAT PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306 SUN PG 706 8M 335 TG 304 PG 702 TG 302 8M 331 PG 704 TG 306
Travel
INTERNATIONAL FLIGHT SCHEDULES
Days Flight
TUE WED THUR SAT SUN CA 906 CA 906 CA 906 CA 906 CA 906
rt of Queenstown NZ
Dep Arr
07:15 08:40 09:50 10:45 14:45 16:30 18:45 19:40 07:15 08:40 09:50 10:45 14:45 16:30 18:45 19:40 07:15 08:40 09:50 10:45 14:45 16:30 18:45 19:40 07:15 08:40 09:50 10:45 14:45 16:30 18:45 19:40 07:15 08:40 09:50 10:45 14:45 16:30 18:45 19:40 07:15 08:40 09:50 10:45 14:45 16:30 18:45 19:40 07:15 08:40 09:50 10:45 14:45 16:30 18:45 19:40 09:30 10:25 11:45 12:40 16:40 18:15 20:40 21:35 09:30 10:25 11:45 12:40 16:40 18:15 20:40 21:35 09:30 10:25 11:45 12:40 16:40 18:15 20:40 21:35 09:30 10:25 11:45 12:40 16:40 18:15 20:40 21:35 09:30 10:25 11:45 12:40 16:40 18:15 20:40 21:35 09:30 10:25 11:45 12:40 16:40 18:15 20:40 21:35 09:30 10:25 11:45 12:40 16:40 18:15 20:40 21:35
Dep Arr
14:15 14:15 14:15 14:15 14:15 21:55 21:55 21:55 21:55 21:55
Days Flight
MON 8M 336 TG 303 PG 701 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705 TUE 8M 336 TG 303 PG 701 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705 WED 8M 336 TG 303 PG 701 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705 THUR 8M 336 TG 303 PG 701 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705 FRI 8M 336 TG 303 PG 701 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705 SAT 8M 336 TG 303 PG 701 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705 SUN 8M 336 TG 303 PG 701 TG 301 PG 703 TG 305 8M 332 PG 705
Dep Arr
06:40 08:00 09:05 13:00 17:05 17:55 19:20 20:15 06:40 08:00 09:05 13:00 17:05 17:55 19:20 20:15 06:40 08:00 09:05 13:00 17:05 17:55 19:20 20:15 06:40 08:00 09:05 13:00 17:05 17:55 19:20 20:15 06:40 08:00 09:05 13:00 17:05 17:55 19:20 20:15 06:40 08:00 09:05 13:00 17:05 17:55 19:20 20:15 06:40 08:00 09:05 13:00 17:05 17:55 19:20 20:15 07:25 08:45 09:55 13:45 17:55 18:40 20:05 21:30 07:25 08:45 09:55 13:45 17:55 18:40 20:05 21:30 07:25 08:45 09:55 13:45 17:55 18:40 20:05 21:30 07:25 08:45 09:55 13:45 17:55 18:40 20:05 21:30 07:25 08:45 09:55 13:45 17:55 18:40 20:05 21:30 07:25 08:45 09:55 13:45 17:55 18:40 20:05 21:30 07:25 08:45 09:55 13:45 17:55 18:40 20:05 21:30
Days Flight
TUE DE 2368
Dep Arr
12:40 04:25+1 08:00 11:15 15:00 16:45 08:00 11:15 15:00 16:45 08:00 11:15 15:00 16:45 08:00 11:15 16:45 08:00 11:15 15:00 16:45 08:00 11:15 15:00 16:45 08:00 11:15 16:45 16:35 15:50 10:30 15:50 16:35 10:30 15:50 09:50 09:50 10:35 09:50 09:50 09:50 10:35 09:50 10:35 09:50 14:00 13:15 14:00 13:15 14:00 13:15 14:00 14:00 13:15 14:00 13:15 14:00
YANGON TO BANGKOK
YANGON TO BEIJNG
BANGKOK TO YANGON
FRANKFURT TO YANGON
06:55 10:05 14:00 15:40 06:55 10:05 14:00 15:40 06:55 10:05 14:00 15:40 06:55 10:05 15:40 06:55 10:05 14:00 15:40 06:55 10:05 14:00 15:40 06:55 10:05 15:40
WED DE 2369 MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN CZ 3056 8M 711 CZ 3056 8M 711 CZ 3056 CZ 3056 8M 711
YANGON TO FRANKFURT
17:40 08:40 11:20 08:40 17:40 11:20 08:40 10:50 10:50 11:35 10:50 10:50 10:50 11:35 10:50 11:35 10:50
05:35 16:40 22:15 13:15 15:50 13:15 22:15 15:50 13:15 16:10 16:10 17:20 16:10 16:10 16:10 17:20 16:10 17:20 16:10 18:00 17:35 18:00 17:35 18:00 17:35 18:00 18:00 17:35 18:00 17:35 18:00
YANGON TO GAUNGZHOU
MON CI 7916 TUE CI 7916 BR 288 WED CI 7916 THUR CI 7916 FRI CI 7916 BR 288 SAT CI 7916 BR 288 SUN CI 7916
YANGON TO TAIPEI
Sue Wademan, second from left, is New Zealands leading textile artist; Alice Blackley, second from right, owns a business called Art Adventures and is an artist herself. Pic: Julian Aspe my visit. But Ive lived in big cities around the world, and Queenstowns incredibly nurturing. The landscapes unlike anywhere on earth, the lights unique and the atmosphere translucent. Wilsons intricate, painstaking work reflects those characteristics. With an Old Masters-inspired technique that he developed himself, he applies as many as 30 layers of glazes so that canvases seem to glow with the ambient light of their surroundings. The effect is entrancing. Back on Earl Street in Queenstowns tourist-clogged downtown core, Blackley led me to the airy, bi-level Milford Galleries, where we were the only visitors at a just-opened exhibit by one of New Zealands great living artists. Dick Frizzell is a onetime commercial illustrator who mashes pop art, comics and traditional painting into uncategorisable work that bridges tradition and sedition. The exhibit I saw, titled Grand Central, included deceptively stark landscapes, portraits of rural shops and views of abandoned storefronts. Blackley then took me around the corner to Kapa, a quirky gallery above a souvenir shop where Frizzells son Otis, an emerging star himself, was having his own opening. The space had just premiered Recent History, an exhibit of prints by Weston Frizzell, the highperformance art partnership Frizzell runs with Auckland scenester Mike Weston. Their work consisted of a series of metaphorical middle fingers. One print mocked a classic logo that Frizzells father had created for a New Zealand grocery chain; another savagely satirised an Auckland civic-pride campaign. It wasnt what I expected to see in a city whose year-round population tops out at around 9000. And until recently, it wasnt what youd find here, according to gallerist Nadene Milne. Over the past decade, the Queenstown demographic has changed considerably, with many internationals and New Zealanders who have lived internationally now living here. So theres an increasing audience for a more sophisticated cultural conversation, Milne said. The next stop on our tour took us to a tin-roofed hut a few kilometres outside downtown Queenstown, where Spike Wademan was adding the final touches to one of his photorealistic marine paintings. A former commercial illustrator based in London and Sydney, Wademan settled in Queenstown 13 years ago for a lifestyle change. His fanatically detailed oil portraits of battleships and warplanes have earned him fans such as The Hobbit director Peter Jackson, an obsessive collector of World War I memorabilia. Wademan receives visitors by appointment only; its worth booking Blackleys tour just to gain access to his memento-packed rabbit hole of a studio. A workshop belonging to Wademans wife was just as fascinating. Sue Wademan is New Zealands leading textile artist; in a converted schoolhouse near downtown Queenstown, she maintains a fabric-strewn studio and art academy. The day of our visit, she interrupted a class of rapt students to share new work with us. I watched, mesmerised, as she arranged a seemingly random handful of ribbons into a graceful, painterly landscape. The landscape is why Spike and I chose Queenstown, said Sue, whose work can command as much as US$20,000. And its very much become the art hub of the area. We have a lot of part-time residents who appreciate the kind of work that Spike and I do. That kind of population gave us an audience and helped us grow. I wasnt able to take home one of Sue Wademans beautiful pieces. But thanks to Blackley, I did leave Queenstown with a new perspective on a destination Id pretty much written off. And for me, thats the best kind of travel adventure you can have. The Washington Post
MON MU 2032 TUE CA 906 MU 2032 WED CA 906 MU 2032 THUR CA 906 MU 2032 FRI MU 2032 SAT CA 906 MU 2032 SUN CA 906 MU 2032 MON AI 234 FRI AI 234 AI 228
YANGON TO KUNMING
14:40 14:15 14:40 14:15 14:40 14:15 14:40 14:40 14:15 14:40 14:15 14:40
MON AK 1424 MH 740 8M 502 AK 1420 TUE AK 1424 MH 740 8M 502 AK 1420 WED AK 1424 MH 740 8M 502 AK 1420 THUR AK 1424 MH 740 AK 1420 FRI AK 1424 MH 740 8M 502 AK 1420 SAT AK 1424 MH 740 8M 502 AK 1420 SUN AK 1424 MH 740 AK 1420 MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN CZ 3055 8M 712 CZ 3055 8M 712 CZ 3055 CZ 3055 8M 712
GUANGZHOU TO YANGON
14:45 14:15 08:40 14:15 14:45 08:40 14:15 07:00 07:00 07:30 07:00 07:00 07:00 07:30 07:00 07:30 07:00
YANGON TO KOLKATA
13:40 16:55 13:40 16:55 18:45 19:45 14:20 16:10 14:20 16:10 21:30 21:30 21:30 21:30 21:30 21:30 21:30 17:10 17:10 17:10 17:10 08:20 15:00 08:20 08:20 15:00 08:20 11:45 11:45 11:45 11:45 11:45 11:45 11:45
THUR W9 9607 SUN W9 9607 MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN TUE THUR SAT SUN VN 956 VN 956 VN 956 VN 956 VN 956 VN 956 VN 956 VN 942 VN 942 VN 942 VN 942
MON CI 7915 TUE CI 7915 BR 287 WED CI 7915 THUR CI 7915 FRI CI 7915 BR 287 SAT CI 7915 BR 287 SUN CI 7915
TAIPEI TO YANGON
MON FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 TUE FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 WED FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 THUR FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 FRI FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 SAT FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754 SUN FD 2752 FD 2756 FD 2754
10:20 14:40 19:25 10:20 14:40 19:25 10:20 14:40 19:25 10:20 14:40 19:25 10:20 14:40 19:25 10:20 14:40 19:25 10:20 14:40 19:25 05:00 13:00 14:45 16:05 16:05 21:15 13:00 14:45 16:25 16:25 21:15 13:00 14:45 16:05 16:05 21:15 13:00 14:45 16:25 16:25 21:15 13:00 14:45 16:05 16:05 16:25 16:25 18:15 21:15 13:00 14:45 16:05 16:05 18:15 21:15 05:00 13:00 14:45 16:25 16:25 18:15 21:15 12:45 12:55 16:30 21:30 12:45 12:55 16:30 21:30 12:45 12:55 16:30 21:30 12:45 16:30 21:30 12:45 12:55 16:30 21:30 12:45 12:55 16:30 21:30 12:45 16:30 21:30
MON 8M 601 AI 234 WED 8M 601 FRI 8M 601 AI 234 SAT 8M 601 MON TUE WED THUR FRI SAT SUN QR 619 QR 619 QR 619 QR 619 QR 619 QR 619 QR 619
YANGON TO GAYA
07:00 13:40 07:00 07:00 13:40 07:00 08:00 08:00 08:00 08:00 08:00 08:00 08:00
YANGON TO DOHA
International Airlines
Air Asia (FD)
33, Alan Pya Pagoda Rd, Ground Flr, Parkroyal Hotel, Yangon. Tel: 251 885, 251 886.
Condor (DE)
56, Shwe Taung Gyar Street, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel : 513322, 513422, 504888, Fax : 515102 Building (2), corner of Pyay Rd and Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Hotel Yangon, 8 miles, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel : 666112, 655882.
Unit 10-05, 10th Flr, La Pyayt Wun Plaza, 37, Alanpya Pagoda Rd, Dagon Tsp, Yangon, The Republic of the Union of Myanmar, Tel: + 95 1 -370836 up to 39 (ext : 810)
Silk Air(MI)
339, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, 2nd Flr, Sakura Tower, Kyauktada Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 255 287~9, Fax: 255 290
MON MI 509 8M 231 SQ 997 8M 6232 3K 586 MI 517 TUE 8M 231 SQ 997 3K 586 8M 6232 MI 517 WED 8M 231 SQ 997 8M 6232 3K 586 MI 517 THUR 8M 231 SQ 997 3K 586 8M 6232 MI 517 FRI 8M 231 SQ 997 3K 586 8M 6232 3K 586 8M 6232 8M 233 MI 517 SAT 8M 231 SQ 997 8M 6232 3K 586 8M 233 MI 517 MI 509 SUN 8M 231 SQ 997 3K 586 8M 6232 8M 233 MI 517 MON AK 1425 8M 501 MH 741 AK 1421 TUE AK 1425 8M 501 MH 741 AK 1421 WED AK 1425 8M 501 MH 741 AK 1421 THUR AK 1425 MH 741 AK 1421 FRI AK 1425 8M 501 MH 741 AK 1421 SAT AK 1425 8M 501 MH 741 AK 1421 SUN AK 1425 MH 741 AK 1421
YANGON TO SINGAPORE
00:25 08:30 10:25 11:30 11:30 16:40 08:30 10:25 11:40 11:40 16:40 08:30 10:25 11:30 11:30 16:40 08:30 10:25 11:40 11:40 16:40 08:30 10:25 11:30 11:30 11:40 11:40 13:45 16:40 08:30 10:25 11:30 11:30 13:45 16:40 00:25 08:30 10:25 11:40 11:40 13:45 16:40 08:30 08:55 12:15 17:15 08:30 08:55 12:15 17:15 08:30 08:55 12:15 17:15 08:30 12:15 17:15 08:30 08:55 12:15 17:15 08:30 08:55 12:15 17:15 08:30 12:15 17:15
MON FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 TUE FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 WED FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 THUR FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 FRI FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 SAT FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753 SUN FD 2751 FD 2755 FD 2753
08:00 12:20 17:05 08:00 12:20 17:05 08:00 12:20 17:05 08:00 12:20 17:05 08:00 12:20 17:05 08:00 12:20 17:05 08:00 12:20 17:05
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Unit 1107, 11th Flr, Sakura Tower, 339 Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Kyauktada Tsp; Yangon. Tel: 95-1-255322
Room No. 1101, Sakura Tower, 339, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Kyauktada Tsp, Ygn. Tel : 255491~6, Fax : 255223
MON SQ 998 07:55 09:20 3K 585 09:10 10:40 8M 6231 09:10 10:40 YANGON TO SEOUL 8M 232 14:10 15:40 MON KE 472 00:05 08:00 MI 518 14:20 15:45 TUE KE 472 00:05 08:00 TUE SQ 998 07:55 09:20 WED KE 472 00:05 08:00 3K 585 09:10 10:40 THUR KE 472 00:05 08:00 8M 6231 09:10 10:40 FRI KE 472 00:05 08:00 8M 232 14:10 15:40 SAT KE 472 00:05 08:00 MI 518 14:20 15:45 SUN KE 472 00:05 08:00 WED SQ 998 07:55 09:20 3K 585 09:10 10:40 YANGON SIEM REAP 8M 6231 09:10 10:40 MON 8M 401 17:05 19:15 8M 232 14:10 15:40 FRI 8M 401 17:05 19:15 MI 518 14:20 15:45 YANGON TO HONGKONG THUR SQ 998 07:55 09:20 MON KA 251 01:00 06:00 3K 585 09:10 10:40 TUE KA 251 01:00 06:00 8M 6231 09:10 10:40 THUR KA 251 01:00 06:00 8M 232 14:10 15:40 SAT KA 251 01:00 06:00 MI 518 14:20 15:45 FRI SQ 998 07:55 09:20 YANGON TO TOKYO 3K 585 09:10 10:40 MON NH 914 22:00 06:40+1 8M 6231 09:10 10:40 WED NH 914 22:00 06:40+1 8M 232 14:10 15:40 SAT NH 914 22:00 06:40+1 MI 518 14:20 15:45 8M 234 19:15 20:45 MANDALAY TO DON MUENG MI 520 22:10 23:35 MON FD 2761 11:05 13:30 SAT SQ 998 07:55 09:20 TUE FD 2761 11:05 13:30 3K 585 09:10 10:40 THUR FD 2761 11:05 13:30 8M 6231 09:10 10:40 SAT FD 2761 11:05 13:30 8M 232 14:10 15:40 MANDALAY TO KUNMING MI 518 14:20 15:45 MON MU 2030 14:40 17:20 8M 234 19:15 20:45 MU 7524 18:20 21:00 SUN SQ 998 07:55 09:20 TUE MU 2030 14:40 17:20 8M 6231 09:10 10:40 WED MU 2030 14:40 17:20 3K 585 09:10 10:40 MU 7524 18:20 21:00 8M 232 14:10 15:40 THUR MU 2030 14:40 17:20 MI 518 14:20 15:45 FRI MU 2030 14:40 17:20 8M 234 19:15 20:45 MU 7524 18:20 21:00 MI 520 22:10 23:35 SAT MU 2030 14:40 17:20 BEIJNG TO YANGON SUN MU 2030 14:40 17:20 TUE CA 905 8:05 13:15 MANDALAY TO GAYA WED CA 905 8:05 13:15 TUE 8M 603 11:10 12:15 THUR CA 905 8:05 13:15 THUR 8M 603 11:10 12:15 SAT CA 905 8:05 13:15 SUN 8M 603 11:10 12:15 SUN CA 905 8:05 13:15
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International
FD & AK = Air Asia TG = Thai Airways 8M = Myanmar Airways International PG = Bangkok Airways MI = Silk Air VN = Vietnam Airline MH = Malaysia Airlines CZ = China Southern CI = China Airlines CA = Air China KA = Dragonair IC = Indian Airlines Limited W9 = Air Bagan 3K = Jet Star AI = Air India QR = Qatar Airways KE = Korea Airlines NH = All Nippon Airways SQ = Singapore Airways DE = Condor Airlines MU=China Eastern Airlines BR = Eva Airlines DE = Condor
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#1702, Sakura Tower 339, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Kyauktada Tsp, Yangon. Fax 255086. Tel 255066/ 255088/ 255068.
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08-02, Sakura Tower, 339, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Kyauktada Tsp, Ygn. Tel : 255260, Fax: 255305
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A giant chicken looks on as representatives from South Korean TV broadcaster EBS discuss their program offerings at 2013 Korea TV Content Showcase at Chatrium Hotel in Yangon on February 18. Pic: Aung Htay Hlaing to Myanmar, and travelled to Malaysia afterward. U Aung Kyu Hein, managing director of Laser World Trading and Services Company, said that up to now, local TV stations had to purchase the rights to broadcast South Korean programs indirectly through distributors based in Yangon. We could only get the programs that the dealer showed us, and they were out of date. Now, with the TV broadcasters coming directly to Myanmar, I hope we can get up-to-date programs, he said. However, U Aung Kyu Hein said he did not think buying directly would result in lower costs for obtaining the broadcast rights for South Korean programs.
YOUR STARS
By Astrologer Aung Myin Kyaw
Aquarius (Jan 20 - Feb 18) Agood character is the most important value that a human being can nurture. Use education, experience, maturity, religious knowledge and good companions to support your life-building efforts. Allow nothing to disturb your brain, and let your mind gain experience in wisdom and through reading good books. Your strong beliefs will help you overcome social interference. Pisces (Feb 19 - Mar 20) A slight realignment of your personal dreams to include a bigger vision will help you embark on an action plan with a new sense of clarity. While physical well-being is important, now is the time to shift your focus toward putting your mental health into balance. In fact, success is related to mental health, and this will help you approach your goals, and affairs of the heart, with the right concept. Aries (March 21 - April 19) Physical illnesscan be caused by mental tension, stress, worry, anxiety, fear and guilt. Let others speakthe truth, andlisten carefully to the reactions of those in whom you wish to place your trust. In this way you can learn what truly lies in their hearts. Stop indulging in non-constructive sorrow mixed with self-pity. For your current romantic relationship to work, you must give up some of your individual character. Taurus (April 20 - May 20) Always speak straight to the point, and refuse to be swayed by gossip. Neverimagine truth in untruth, and learn to see untruth in truth; otherwiseyou will neverarrive atthe truth. There are many different things to do during your life, so take your time and dont allow emotional interference to disturb your mind. Selfimprovement is an ally ofcompetence, requiring both educational and professional skills. Gemini (May 21 - June 20) Life is not an exact science. Fill your life with love. The art of personal communicationsis vital to success. Remember that management is essentially a system of putting competencies in various walks oflife together. Your good deeds will reflect your wonderful inner nature. If in doubt about the way forward, regroup your faculties and re-plan your strategies and outlook. Cancer (June 22 - July 22) Goodbooks are not merely to be skimmed quickly looking for ideas. Difficult and frustrating tasks should be planned when morale and energy levels are high. A good nights sleep can
have a lot of influence on energy levels. Try to develop a regular schedule so your body gets used to a natural rhythm. You will be surprised by wonderful new experiences in a silent atmosphere. Love shouldnotbe blind.
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Out and About
The Out and About group painting show is being held at Gallery 65 (65 Yawmingyi Road, Dagon township) from February 22 to 28.
Leo (July 23 - Aug 22) Think about how much more positive your interaction with others would be if you believedthe best in them and gave themthe benefit of the doubt, just as you do for yourself. Peoplewithhigh self-esteem are more willingto take emotionalrisks. Be sure to give others the same consideration that you give yourself. Virgo (Aug 23 - Sept 22) Take steps to manage your energy, thinking and wordsbefore your make important socialchallenges. A new consideration will change your social life for the better. If your decisions are well-considered, there is no reason to fear the consequences. Take advantage of old partnerships, and dont let close friends interfere with new social commitments. Love is unseen and silent. Libra (Sept 23 - Oct 22) Self-management is the key to leading yourself well. Dont place too much emphasis on decision making, to the detriment of decision managing. The application of thought to an object requires purpose, intention and discipline to run in good order. Accentuate the positive, look for the silver lining, and visualize peace and pleasure for all in matters oflove. Scorpio (Oct 23 - Nov 21) The better you are at making sure you are doingwhat you should be doing, the better chanceyou have for making an impact onothers. The key to personal development is being more growth-oriented than goal-oriented. There is no downside to making growth your goal. If you keep learning youwill be better tomorrow than you are today, which can benefit you in so many ways. Sagittarius (Nov 22 - Dec 21) You need to learn to be the best you can be right now. As Napoleon Hill said, You cant change where you started, but you can change the direction you are going. Its not what you are going to do, but what you are doing now that counts. Let love gradually turn your heart intoan echo chamber. Use the feelings in your heart to cultivate sympathetic enjoyment. Capricorn (Dec 22 - Jan 19) Everykindoffear grows worse by not being scrutinized. Your daily duty is to learn from lifes experience, as unlearned lessons are sure toleave you feeling foolishand impotent in a desert ofignorance. Use your ownknowledge and experience to avoiduncertainty of opinion. Never look down on elders who hold the same position as you. For a personal reading contact Aung Myin Kyaw, 4th Floor, 113, Thamain Bayan Road, Tamwe Township, Yangon. Tel: 0973135632, Email: williameaste@gmail.com
Calle de la Salsa
Tuesday is salsa night at 50th Street Bar, featuring free dance classes (salsa, bachata, mambo, meringue and more), plus dance shows and drink specials. With music by DJ Mani and special guests.
Wednesday wine
The Wednesday Wine Club meets every (you guessed it) Wednesday at the QP Inya Shop (30 Inya Road). Taste four or five wines for K10,000 a person. Contact chad.quarto@gmail.com or 09-7321-8711.
Plus Three
The Plus Three Stars exhibition featuring work by artists Kyaw Min, Shwe Myint and Thar San will be held at Lokanat Gallery (62 Pansodan S t r e e t , F i r s t F l o o r, Kyauktada township) from February 25 to March 2.
Live music
Friendship Band belts out classic rock tunes at 50th Street Restaurant every Wednesday and Friday night.
Trivia night
DeBar (northern end of Bo Yar Nyunt Street, Dagon township) will host an international pub quiz/ trivia night on February 27 at 7:30pm. Participation is free, and teams of up to six people can register on the night of the quiz.
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The East Asia and Pacific Financial and Private Sector Development Department (EASFP) is responsible for the World Banks work in financial and private sector development within the region. The Department works to help the countries of the region achieve sustained growth and poverty reduction through developing sound and well-functioning financial systems, improving the investment climate, and promoting more dynamic private sectors. EASFP currently has an active program, including lending and technical assistance with sector issues ranging from bank restructuring, financial sector supervisory capacity building, regulatory reform, and capital markets development, to corporate governance, the promotion of innovation, and trade facilitation. In Myanmar, EASFP is building a dynamic program that consists of three main programs at the current time, including: (1) assistance program on financial sector development with the central bank on creating the financial sector development Master Plan, reforming the legal and regulatory framework, enhancing supervision, including on- and off-site systems and crisis preparedness and exploring the policy framework for financial sector infrastructure and payments systems; (2) support to the newly formed regulatory and supervisory body for the microfinance industry; and (3) an investment climate assessment. Other projects and work is expected in the future as well. Duties and Accountabilities Actively engage as part of the financial and private sector development (FPD) team responsible for the preparation, appraisal, and supervision of lending operations and economic and sector work. Assist in project management, as well as project development, and provide support for technical assistance projects. Provide strong mission (visits by Washington staff, as well as technical assistance providers and consultants) support by arranging meetings, and following up on data and information needs. Monitor market developments, update standard financial sector data, and undertake research on economic, financial, and private sectors in Myanmar. Help to develop statistical and analytical assessments of the financial and private sector in Myanmar. Provide support for financial sector Donor Coordination, including organizing donor meetings. Details are available in the World Bank Careers website: www.worldbank.org/careers. All applications must be submitted through this website. We welcome applications from individuals who are fluent speakers in Myanmar and English languages. The World Bank is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disability are equally encouraged to apply. Please contact paniti@worldbank.org for questions regarding the application process. Closing date is March 14, 2013
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myanmar Red Cross Society is seeking(1) Project Officer for Maternal, New-born & Child Health Project, 1 Post:UniversityGraduate. 1 year experience. Proven computer skills (Myanmar & English). Effective English language skill. (2) Water & Sanitation, Hygiene Promotion Officer 1 Post: Relevant education background. 2 years experience in water, hygiene & sanitat ion field. Computer literate (Myanmar and English). Effective English language skills. (3) Logistics Officer for MNCH & CBHD Project 1 post : University Graduate or relevance technical education. 2 years experience in logistics within National society & other NGOs is prefer able. Proven computer skills in both Myanmar & English language. Pls submit a letter of application relevant documents & CV, Photo (Cover letter CV documents only need to be sent via e-mail) to mrcshrrecruitment@ gmail.com before 1st March 2013 pls visit : www.myanmarredcross. org, childfund is seeking Finance & Administra
We are recruiting staff to join our office located in Yangon for the position of : Within the EAP Region, the Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Department (EAP PREM) is responsible for the Banks work in the areas of economic policy, public sector management and governance, trade, poverty and inequality, and gender. This involves the provision of policy and implementation advice as well as financial support to our clients through analytical work, technical assistance, lending and supervision in close consultation with the field-based Country Directors. Staff in the department also conducts cross-country analyses of issues that are of interest across the region, monitor regional economic developments including through contributions to semi-annual economic updates, and work with other sectoral staff to address cross-cutting challenges. The department is highly decentralized with about three-quarters of its staff located in country offices. The management structure of the department includes a DC-based Sector Director, a DC-based sector manager/lead economist (who is also the thematic lead economist for economic policy and trade); two country office-based sector managers (in Bangkok, to whom this position will report, and Jakarta); four country-office based lead economists; and two thematic lead economists (for public sector governance and poverty/gender). This group collectively comprises the EAP PREM departmental management team and provides the overall strategic and operational leadership. Each of the thematic lead economists for public sector and governance, poverty/gender, and economic policy/trade facilitates communities of practice and provide strategic leadership in her/his respective areas of expertise. The selected candidate will work closely with the Senior Economist and Country Manager for Myanmar and report to the PREM Sector Manager in Bangkok in the matrix management environment. Duties and Accountabilities Under The Economist is expected to perform the following duties and accountabilities: Monitor developments in the economy, and research and analyze economic, financial, country and sector issues; Maintain a macroeconomic database and prepare and regularly update medium-term macroeconomic projections. Use/run economic/financial models and toolkits using existing software packages, or Bank's own models; Participate in the design, preparation and dissemination of analytical economic work and reporting on Myanmar including Myanmar and East Asia Updates, Country Policy and Institutional Assessment (CPIA) and Live Data Base (LDB); Participate as needed in the preparation and implementation of lending operations; and Develop and maintain active engagement with key Government counterparts including Ministry of Finance, Central Statistical Organization (CSO), Ministry of Planning, Central Bank and other development partners and local think tanks and researchers. Participate in responding to requests submitted to the PREM department from within and outside the Bank for information, data, inputs, and briefing notes. Selection Criteria: Academic Training: Master Degree in macroeconomics from an internationally recognized university, and at least 5 years of relevant work experience. Technical Proficiency: Skills and experience in working on economic policy issues and data analysis. Proven strong conceptual, analytical and evaluative skills in these areas. Communication and Team Skills: High level of personal and professional integrity. Self-starter. Strong ability to function well in a multi-cultural environment, and working in teams. Results-oriented personality with proven problem-solving skills, and strong communication skills. Language Skills: Fluency in English and Myanmar required. Computer Skills: Sound knowledge of STATA or other statistical packages and MS Office programs, including Excel, is essential. Details are available in the World Bank Careers website: www.worldbank.org/careers. All applications must be submitted through this website. The World Bank is committed to achieving diversity in terms of gender, nationality, culture and educational background. Individuals with disability are equally encouraged to apply. Closing date is March 15, 2013
tive Officer : University qualification or other relevant qualification in accounting or other relevant discipline. Experience in finance and/or administrative, preferably INGOs (minimum 3 years). A Police check may be required. Regular travel to ChildFuncs program areas in Myanmar will be required. Pls send application letter, CV with at least 2 referees, along with 1 passport photo, closing date : 1 March 2013. Pls send no certificate scans & limit email size to 1MB. Pls sent by email to: childfundmmhr@ gmail. com. PSI/Myanmar is seeking Monitoring & Information officer 1 Post : Must have university degree in Social Science or IT science, 2 years experience in HIV/AIDS project and monitoring field, Should be able to write short reports, memos, in Myanmar & in English, Must have understanding in moni toring principles, Must have good computer skills. Closing date: 1 March 2013 Pls submit appli cations to HR Unit of Headquarters : 16, West Shwe Gone Dine 4th St, Bahan, Yangon. Email: hr@psimyanmar. org medecins sans Frontieres - Switzerland (MSF-CH) is seeking Lab Technician (Myitta Yeik clinic) in Taninthar yi Division. A Laboratory Technician diploma/ degree recognized by the state. Should you wish to apply, pls submit application (motivation letter, updated CV and copy of professional diplomas) to HR Officer: Medecins sans Fron tieres - Switzerland (MSFCH), 101, Dhama zedi Rd, Kamaryut, Yangon. Email:msfch-rangoonweb@ geneva.msf.org Ph: 502509, 503548. Clos ing date : 27th February 2013.
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SALES EXECUTIVE 4 Post for F&B Supplies to Hotels & Restaurants. Prefer with Supermarket & F&B knowledge background 01-450858, 01 -450859, 01 -450860, 09- 5008359 and email is grandtwinbrothers@ gmail.com Orcaella Managed by Orlent-Expres is seeking to (1) Front Office Manager 1 Post: Degree Holder and 3 years experience in Front Office Field (Cruise). Compuer Proficiency in MS Office Application. (2) House keeping Manager - 1 Post : Degree Holder & 3 years experience in House kepping Field (Curise). Computer Proficiency in MS Office Applicat ion. (3) Execut ive Chef - 1 Post : Degree Holder, 3 years experience in Kitchen Field (Cruise). Compu ter Porficiency in MS Office Applicat ion. (4) Food & Beverages Manager - 1 Post : Degree Holder & 3 years experience. Computer Proficiency in MS Office Applicat ion. No. 35, Taw Win Rd, Dagon Tsp. Ph: 229860. Email: mhtoo@ governorsre sidence. com We would like to hire vietnam-myanmar
language teacher for our vietnam company. Pls contact to Swe Zin 01-525598, 09-500 4641 email: swezin. hagl @ gmail.com acted is currently looking for qualified person to fill the position of Senior Finance Officer for Yangon: Bachelor degree in B.Com, B.Act or CAT, CPA, ACCA, LCCI Level III. 5 years relevant experience in Financial management.Excellent computer skills. Pls submit a resume, a cover letter & 3 references to ACTED Office: 661 (A), Myakanthar Lane (1), Kamayut, Yangon. Ph: 09-863-1672, 525617, Email: actedmyanmarjobs@gmail.com or Yangon.finance@acted. org, Closing date : 28th February 2013. We are looking for a Business Develop ment Manager! You will be fully responsible for one of our websites, doing acquisition, marketing and quality control, plus managing the team. You will work for an exciting, int'l company that is growing fast in the Myanmar internet market. You will learn a lot in our team environ ment and even have fun too! Any graduate, but any diploma in Market ing and/or Manage ment is preferred, Fluent in Myanmar & English, Experience in Marketing & Sales, Real Estate, Good communi cation & great acquisit ion skills, Very good personality, self-motivated & mature in meetings, Computer and internet skills are preferred, Female or Male (full time), Age 25 ~ 40. Pls send CV to Rocket Internet Myanmar (we recom mend to upload CV and apply via Work. com. mm)! You can also send CV to theingi.oo@ work. com.mm or call 01255078. Closing date: 28.2.2013. cssep/ CFSI is looking for Finance Assistant in Maungdaw, Rakhine State: University degree preferably in Business Administration, Accout ing, Finance, or related fields; LCCI/ ACA successful completion certificatioins are a definite advantage. 3 years experience of progressive responsibi lity in accounting, finance, or auditing; experience with an int'l organization/ NGO can be an advantage. Basic communication skills in English. Pls submit their signed letters of application together with a complete resume citing relevant acade mic qualificat ions & work experience (with scanned copies sent in advance by email)to: The Project Director, CSSEP/ CFSI, Rm.207, Bldg-A, Highway Com plex, Yuzana St. (bet: Hantha waddy/ Nana taw/ Hledan Rds.) Kamayut, C/O luisma. ongsiapco@ gmail.com; cssepygn @ gmail.com; Closing date: 28 February 2013. thingaha Gender organization is seeking (External/ Internal candidates) Cashier 1 Post in Yangon: Degree Holder (B.Com, B.Act) & at least LCCI Level II. Experienced with Accounting Software & Microsoft Excel. Must be able to use Microsoft office
package, especia lly Excel & other relevant software ware. 2 years previsous experience in cashier (NGO experiences is preferable). Strong organizational skills & fair in written & spoken English; Computer literate. Pls send an application letter outlining their claims against the matching indicators, along with a current C.V, passport photo and copies of any references or testimo nials to Bldg-A (6/2),Anawrahta Housing, Bet: Pyay Rd & Insein Rd, Kamaryut, Tel: 527175. Email: new. thingaha@ gmail. com Closing date : 2nd March, 2013. we are one of the leading Adventure tour Operator in Myanmar seeking Finance & Accounting Manager - M/F 1 Post (US$ 700 - 800). Candidate must process strong written verbal communication skills, Must be 35 years & above with minimum 3 years post qualificat ion experience of CA, CPA equivalent. Must posse ss high level of know ledge in Microsoft excel spreadsheets, Candidate is responsi ble for managing financial integrity, compliance, planning & business persorman ce, financial ledger and along with general accounting work. Experience & know ledge of complex accounting packages, practical general finance and accounting experience in a similar industry. Pls submit application (Send by personal, by post or by email) with one photo to Journeys Adventure Travel: 53, Mayangon Pagoda Lane, Mayan gon (Near Mayangon Labor Office), Email: Admin@ journeys myanmar.com Closing date : February 28th 2013 (1) Accountant - F : Any graduate. LCCI Level 3 prefered. Excel lent Computer Skills (Microsoft Office Excel). (2) Marketing - M/F : Any Graduate. Good inter personal & communi cation skills. Able to use internet/ e-mail & fax. Must have knowledge of street in Yangon. Pls apply C.V with 1 passport photo, the copy of NRC card, the copy of others certificates copy to Channel Digital Inkjet Printing & Advertising :22, U Weikzar St, Pazundaung, Ph: 396116, 396235. Clos ing date : 25-2-2013. mascots HEALTH CARE is seeking (1) Senior Medical Representa tive - M/F 1 Post : Any graduate (or) B.Pharm. Age under 35. 4 ~ 5 years experien ce. Good Marketing skills & knowledge. Excellent Interperso nal, Communication, Presentation & Strong Organizational skills. Able to travel out-station. Able to work under stress. Attractive Salary & Incentive. (2) Medical Represen tative - M/F 2 Posts: Any Graduate (or) B.Pharm. Age 20 ~ 27. 2 ~ 3 years experience. Excellent interpersonal & commu nication skills. Able to travel out-station. Pls submit current CV, educational creden tials & all related docu ments to 15 (B), Taw Win St, Dagon Tsp, Ph :09-730-64477, 09-540-4064, 01 227106 Closing date :28-2-2013. Savoy Hotel is urgently looking for (1) Front Office Supervi sor - 1 post: Must have at least 2 years experience in related field and good English skill. (2) F&B Service (Waiter/ Waitress) - 1 post : Must have 1 year experience in related field & good English skill. (3)Demi Chef (European Food) 2 post : Must have 1~2 years experience & good English skill. Applicat ion letter by email to savoy.hra @ gmail.com or 129, Dha mmazedi Rd, Yangon. Tel:(95-1) 526298, 526289.
The Essentials
EMBASSIES Australia 88, Strand Road, Yangon. tel : 251810, 251797, 251798, 251809, 246462, 246463, fax: 246159 Bangladesh 11-B, Than Lwin Road, Yangon. tel: 515275, 526144, fax: 515273, email: bdootygn@mptmail.net. mm Brazil 56, Pyay Road, 6th mile, Hlaing Tsp, Yangon. tel: 507225, 507251, 507482. fax: 507483. email: Administ.yangon@ itamaraty.gov.br. Brunei 17, Kanbawza Avenue, Golden Velly (1), Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 566985, 503978, fax: 512854 email: bruneiemb@ bruneiemb. com.mm Cambodia 25 (3B/4B), New University Avenue Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 549609, 540964, fax: 541462, email: RECYANGON @mptmail. net.mm China 1, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 221280, 221281, 224025, 224097, 221926, fax: 227019, 228319 Egypt 81, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 222886, 222887, fax: 222865, email: egye mbyangon@mptmail. net.mm France 102, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 212178, 212520, 212523, 212528, 212532, fax: 212527, email: ambaf rance. rangoun@ diplomatie.fr Germany 9, Bogyoke Aung San Museum Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 548951, 548952, fax: 548899 email: info@rangun. diplo.de India 545-547, Merchant Street, Yangon. tel: 391219, 388412, 243972, fax: 254086, 250164, 388414, email: indiaembassy @mptmail. net.mm Indonesia 100, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 254465, 254469, 229750, fax: 254468, email: kukygn @indonesia.com.mm Israel 15, Khabaung Street, Hlaing Tsp, Yangon. tel: 515115, fax: 515116, email: info@ yangon.mfa.gov.il Italy 3, Inya Myaing Road, Golden Valley, Yangon. tel: 527100, 527101, fax: 514565, email: ambyang.mail@ esteri.it Japan 100, Natmauk Road, Yangon. tel: 549644-8, 540399, 540400, 540411, 545988, fax: 549643 Embassy of the State of Kuwait Chatrium Hotel, Rm: No.416, 418, 420, 422, 40 Natmauk Rd, Tarmwe Tsp, Tel: 544500. North Korea 77C, Shin Saw Pu Road, Sanchaung Tsp, Yangon. tel: 512642, 510205, fax: 510206 South Korea 97 University Avenue, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 527142-4, 515190, fax: 513286, email: myanmar@mofat.go.kr Lao A-1, Diplomatic Quarters, Tawwin Road, Dagon Tsp, Yangon. tel: 222482, fax: 227446, email: Laoembcab@ mptmail. net.mm Malaysia 82, Pyidaungsu Yeiktha Road, Yangon. tel: 220248, 220249, 220251, 220230, fax: 221840, email: mwkyangon@mptmail. net.mm Nepal 16, Natmauk Yeiktha, Yangon. tel: 545880, 557168, fax: 549803, email: nepemb @mptmail.net.mm Pakistan A-4, diplomatic Quarters, Pyay Road, Yangon. tel: 222881 (Chancery Exchange) fax: 221147, email: pakistan@ myanmar. com.mm Philippines 50, Sayasan Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 558149-151, fax: 558154, email: p.e. yangon@gmail.com Russian 38, Sagawa Road, Yangon. tel: 241955, 254161, fax: 241953, email: rusinmyan@mptmail .net.mm Serbia No. 114-A, Inya Road, P.O.Box No. 943Yangon. tel: 515282, 515283, fax: 504274, email: serbemb@ yangon.net.mm Singapore 238, Dhamazedi Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. tel: 559001, fax: 559002, 559922, email: singemb_ ygn@_ sgmfa. gov.sg Sri Lanka 34 Taw Win Road, Yangon. tel: 222812, fax: 221509, email: slembassy. yangon@gmail.com, info@slembyangon.org, www.slembyangon.org Thailand 94 Pyay Road, Dagon Township, Yangon. tel: 226721, 226728, 226824, fax: 221713 United Kingdom 80 Kanna Road, Yangon. tel: 370867, 380322, 371852, 371853, 256438, 370863, 370864, 370865, fax: 370866 United States of America 110, University Avenue, Kamayut Township, Yangon. tel: 536509, 535756, 538038, fax: 650306 Vietnam Building No. 72, Thanlwin Road, Bahan Township, Yangon. tel: 511305, fax: 514897, email: vnemb myr@ cybertech.net.mm Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia No.287/289, U Wisara Rd, Sanchaung Tsp. tel : 01-536153, 516952, fax : 01-516951 UNITED NATIONS ILO Liaison Officer Rm (M1212~1220), 12 Fl-A, Traders Hotel. 223, tel: 242 393, 242811. fax: 242594. IOM 12th Flr, Traders Hotel, 223, tel: 252560 ext. 5002 UNAIDS Rm: (1223~1231), 12 Fl, Traders Hotel. tel: 252361, 252362, 252498. fax: 252364. UNDCP 11-A, Malikha St, Mayangone tsp. tel: 666903, 664539. fax: 651334. UNDP 6, Natmauk Rd, Bahan tel: 542910-19. fax: 292739. UNFPA 6, Natmauk Rd, Bahan tsp. tel: 546029. UNHCR 287, Pyay Rd, Sanchaung tsp. tel: 524022, 524024. fax 524031. UNIAP Rm: 1202, 12 Fl, Traders Hotel.tel: 254852, 254853. UNIC 6, Natmauk St., BHN tel: 52910~19 UNICEF 14~15 Flr, Traders Hotel. P.O. Box 1435, KTDA. tel: 375527~32, fax: 375552 email: unicef.yangon@unicef. org, www.unicef.org/myanmar. UNODC 11-A, Malikha Rd., Ward 7, MYGN. tel: 666903, 660556, 660538, 660398, 664539, fax: 651334. email: fo.myanmar@unodc.org www. unodc.org./myanmar/ UNOPS Inya Lake Hotel, 3rd floor, 37, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Mayangone Tsp. tel: 951657281~7. Fax: 657279. UNRC 6, Natmauk Rd, P.O. Box 650, TMWE tel: 542911~19, 292637 (Resident Coordinator), fax: 292739, 544531. WFP 3rd-flr, Inya Lake Hotel, 37, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd. tel: 657011~6 (6-lines) Ext: 2000. WHO 12A Fl, Traders Hotel. tel:250583. ASEAN Coordinating Of. for the ASEAN Humanitarian Task Force, 79, Taw Win st, Dagon Township. Ph: 225258. FAO Myanma Agriculture Service Insein Rd, Insein. tel: 641672, 641673. fax: 641561.
General Listing
ACCOMMODATIONHOTELS
Avenue 64 Hotel No. 64 (G), Kyitewine Pagoda Road, Mayangone Township. Yangon. 09 8631392, 01 656913-9 Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40 Natmauk Rd, Tarmwe. tel: 544500. fax: 544400. Thamada Hotel 5, Alan Pya Phaya Rd, Dagon. tel: 243639, 243640, 243641. Traders Hotel 223 Sule Pagoda Rd. tel: 242828. fax: 242838. Winner Inn 42, Than Lwin Rd, Bahan Tsp. Tel: 503734, 524387. email: reservation@winner innmyanmar.com Yangon YMCA 263, Mahabandoola Rd, Botataung Tsp. tel: 294128, Yuzana Hotel 130, Shwegondaing Rd, Bahan Tsp, tel : 01-549600, 543367 Yuzana Garden Hotel 44, Alanpya Pagoda Rd, Mingalar Taung Nyunt Tsp, tel : 01-248944 Sakura Residence 9, Inya Rd, Kamaryut Tsp. tel: 525001. fax: 525002. The Grand Mee Ya Hta Executive Residence 372, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Pabedan Tsp. tel 951-256355 (25 lines).
AIR CONDITION
Chigo No. 216, 38 Street (Upper), Kyauktada Tsp, tel : 373472
No.7A, Wingabar Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel : (951) 546313, 430245. 09-731-77781~4. Fax : (01) 546313. www.cloverhotel.asia. info@cloverhotel.asia Confort Inn 4, Shweli Rd, Bet: Inya Rd & U Wisara Rd, Kamaryut, tel: 525781, 526872
No. (356/366), Kyaikkasan Rd, Tamwe Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Ph: 542826, Fax: 545650 Email: reservation@ edenpalacehotel.com Hotel Yangon 91/93, 8th Mile Junction, Mayangone. tel : 01-667708, 667688. Inya Lake Resort Hotel 37 Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd. tel: 662866. fax: 665537.
Reservation Office (Yangon) 123, Alanpya Pagoda Rd, Dagon Township Tel : 951- 255 819~838 Hotel Max (Chaung Tha Beach) Tel : 042-423 46~9, 042-421 33, E-mail: maxhotelsreservation@ gmail.com
The First Air conditioning systems designed to keep you fresh all day GUNKUL Engineer supply Co., Ltd. No.437 (A), Pyay Road, Kamayut. P., O 11041 Yangon, Tel: +(95-1) 502016-18, Mandalay- Tel: 02-60933. Nay Pyi Taw- Tel: 067-420778, E-mail : sales.ac@freshaircon. com. URL: http://www. freshaircon.com General 83-91, G-F, Bo Aung Kyaw St, Kyauktada Tsp, tel : 706223, 371906
ASTROLOGER
Saya Min Thoun Dara Astrologer No(2), Maha Wizaya Pagoda North Stairway, Dagon Tsp. tel: 296184
No. 205, Corner of Wadan Street & Min Ye Kyaw Swa Road, Lanmadaw Tsp, Yangon. Myanmar. Tel: (95-1) 212850 ~ 3, 229358 ~ 61, Fax: (95-1) 212854. info@myanmarpandahotel .com http://www. myanmarpandahotel.com Parkroyal Yangon, Myanmar 33, Alan Pya Pagoda Rd, Dagon tsp. tel: 250388. fax: 252478. email: enquiry.prygn@ parkroyalhotels.com Website: parkroyalhotels. com. Savoy Hotel 129, Damazedi Rd, Kamayut tsp. tel: 526289, 526298, Seasons of Yangon Yangon Intl Airport Compound. tel: 666699. Sweet Hotel 73, Damazedi Road, San Chaung Tsp, Ph: 539152 Sedona Hotel Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yankin. tel: 666900. Strand Hotel 92 Strand Rd. tel: 243377. fax: 289880. Summit Parkview Hotel 350, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp. tel: 211888, 211966. fax: 227995.
Reservation Office (Yangon) 123, Alanpya Pagoda Rd, Dagon Township Tel : 951- 255 819~838 Royal Kumudra Hotel, (Nay Pyi Taw) Tel : 067- 414 177, 067- 4141 88 E-Mail: maxhotelsreservation@ gmail.com
BARS
50th Street 9/13, 50th street-lower, Botataung Tsp. Tel-397160.
Emergency Numbers
Ambulance tel: 295133. Fire tel: 191, 252011, 252022. Police emergency tel: 199. Police headquarters tel: 282541, 284764. Red Cross tel:682600, 682368 Traffic Control Branch tel:298651 Department of Post & Telecommunication tel: 591384, 591387. Immigration tel: 286434. Ministry of Education tel:545500m 562390 Ministry of Sports tel: 370604, 370605 Ministry of Communications tel: 067-407037. Myanma Post & Telecommunication (MPT) tel: 067407007. Myanma Post & Tele-communication (Accountant Dept) tel: 254563, 370768. Ministry of Foreign Affairs tel: 067-412009, 067-412344. Ministry of Health tel: 067-411358-9. Yangon City Development Committee tel: 248112. HOSPITALS Central Womens Hospital tel: 221013, 222811. Children Hospital tel: 221421, 222807 Ear, Nose & Throat Hospital tel: 543888. Naypyitaw Hospital (emergency) tel: 420096. Workers Hospital tel: 554444, 554455, 554811. Yangon Children Hospital tel: 222807, 222808, 222809. Yangon General Hospital (East) tel: 292835, 292836, 292837. Yangon General Hospital (New) tel: 384493, 384494, 384495, 379109. Yangon General Hospital (West) tel: 222860, 222861, 220416. Yangon General Hospital (YGH) tel: 256112, 256123, 281443, 256131. ELECTRICITY Power Station tel:414235 POST OFFICE General Post Office 39, Bo Aung Kyaw St. (near British Council Library). tel: 285499. INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT Yangon International Airport tel: 662811. YANGON PORT Shipping (Coastal vessels) tel: 382722 RAILWAYS Railways information tel: 274027, 202175-8.
No.(1), Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp. Tel: 01-527506 email: inyaone@gmail.com www.inya1.com
Happy Homes
Real Estate & Property Management
Tel: 09-7349-4483, 09-4200-56994. E-mail: aahappyhomes@ gmail.com, http://www. happyhomesyangon.com Marina Residence 8, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Mayangone Tsp. tel: 6506 51~4. fax: 650630. MiCasa Hotel Apartments 17, Kabar Aye Pagoda Rd, Yankin Tsp. tel: 650933. fax: 650960.
Strand Bar 92, Strand Rd, Yangon, Myanmar. tel: 243377.fax: 243393, sales@thestrand.com.mm www.ghmhotels.com
Lobby Bar Parkroyal Yangon, Myanmar. 33, Alan Pya Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp. tel: 250388.
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M a r k e t i n g & c o mm u n i c a t i o n s
A d v e r t i s i n g
SAIL Marketing & Communications Suite 403, Danathiha Center 790, Corner of Bogyoke Rd & Wadan Rd, Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: (951) 211870, 224820, 2301195. Email: admin@ advertising-myanmar.com www.advertising-myanmar. com
Spa & Boutique Fashion No. 24, Inya Road, Kamaryut Township, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 951 534 654, 09-73200147 theredscarf99@gmail.com
Acacia Tea Salon 52, Sayar San Rd, Bahan Tsp, Tel : 01-554739. Cafe47 47-A, Pyay Rd, 7 miles, Mayangone Tsp, Tel : 01-651774. Traders Caf Traders Hotel, Yangon. #223, Sule Pagoda Rd. Tel: 242828 ext: 6519
EDUCATION CENTRE
MHR 905, 9th floor, Modern Iron Market(Thanzay Condo) Lanmadaw St. Tel: 707822. NLEC 82 Anawrahta Rd, Corner of 39 St, Kyauktada Tsp. Tel: 250225.
Traders Health Club. Level 5, Traders Hotel Yangon#223 Sule Pagoda Rd,Tel:951242828Ext:6561
cold storage
Electrical
Balance Fitnesss No 64 (G), Kyitewine Pagoda Road, Mayangone Township. Yangon 01-656916, 09 8631392 Email - info@ balancefitnessyangon.com
BOOK STORES
25-B, Thirimingalar Street, (8) block, Kamayut Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel/Fax: 95-1-504290 Tel: 09-541-9459, 505409. Email: augustine@ myanmar.com.mm.
Innwa Book Store No. 246, Rm.201/301, GF, Pansodan Street (Upper Block), Kyauktada Tsp. Tel. 389838, 243216, 374324, 514387
Est. 1992 in Myanmar Cold Storage Specialist, Solar Hot Water Storage Solutions. Tel: 09-504-2196, 09-73194828. E-mail: gei.ygn2@ gmail.com, glover2812@ gmail.com
Est. 1992 in Myanmar Electrical & Mechanical Contractors, Designers, Consultants. Tel: 09-504-2196, 09-73194828. E-mail: gei.ygn2@ gmail.com, glover2812@ gmail.com
Sports & Fitness Grand Meeyahta Executive Residence. Shop 4-5, Ph: 256355, Ext: 3015, 3204 09 731 94684 email: natraysports@gmail.com
Construction
ENTERTAINMENT
sales@manawmaya.com.mm www.manawmayagems.com
Ruby & Rare Gems of Myanamar No. 527, New University Ave., Bahan Tsp. Yangon.
24 Hour International Medical Centre @ Victoria Hospital No. 68, Tawwin Rd, 9 Mile, Mayangon Township, Yangon, Myanmar Tel: + 951 651 238, + 959 495 85 955 Fax: + 959 651 398 24/7 on duty doctor: + 959 492 18 410 Website: www.leo.com.mm One Stop Solution for Quality Health Care Vibhavadi Hospital 214. 1st Floor, Waizayanter Rd, Thingangyun Tsp.Email: vibhavadimyanmar @gmail. com, Hot line: 09-2011-772, 09-731-650-45, 09-86-250-86 PHIH-Specialist Clinic FMI Centre (4th Floor) #380, Bogyoke Aung San Road, Pabedan Tsp. tel: 243 010, 243 012, 243 013
Aesthetic Medical Spa 5 (C), Race Course Condo, South Race Course Street, Tarmwe, Yangon. Mobile: 09-5202781 dr.face.Aesthetic@gmail.com
Dance Club & Bar No.94, Ground Floor, Bogalay Zay Street, Botataung Tsp, Yangon.Tel: 392625, 09-500-3591 Email : danceclub. hola@gmail.com
(Except Sunday)
Mr. Betchang No.(272), Pyay Rd, DNH Tower, Rm No.(503), 5th flr, Sanchaung Tsp, Tel: 095041216
FLORAL SERVICES
CONSULTING
The Uranium Dance Studio Pearl condo Bldg (C), 2nd flr, Bahan Tsp. Tel: 09731-42624, 09-514-0404.
Shwe Hinthar B 307, 6 1/2 Miles, Pyay Rd., Yangon. Tel: +95 (0)1 654 730 info@thuraswiss.com www.thuraswiss.com
FloralService&GiftShop No. 449, New University Avenue, Bahan Tsp. YGN. Tel: 541217, 559011, 09-860-2292. Market Place By City Mart Tel: 523840~43, 523845~46, Ext: 205. Junction Nay Pyi Taw Tel: 067-421617~18 422012~15, Ext: 235. Res: 067-414813, 09-49209039. Email : eternal@ mptmail.net.mm Flower Express For enquiries pls call tel: 685150.
Natural Gems of Myanmar No. 30 (A), Pyay Road (7 mile), Mayangone Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: 01-660397, 654398~9. E-mail: spgems.myanmar @gmail.com
GENERATORS
Heavy machinery
La Source Beauty Spa Kamayut Tsp, tel: 512 380, 511 252. www.lasourcebeautyspa.com
~80(A), Inya Rd,
DUTY FREE
CAFS
Lemon Day Spa No. 96 F, Inya Road, Kamaryut Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 514848, 09-732-08476. E.mail: lemondayspa.2011 @gmail.com
Duty Free Shops Yangon International Airport, Arrival/Departure Tel: 533030 (Ext: 206/155) Office: 17, 2 street, Hlaing Yadanarmon Housing, Hlaing Township, Yangon. Tel: 500143, 500144, 500145.
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Sein Shwe Tailor, No.797 (003-A), Bogyoke Aung San Road, Corner of Wardan Street, MAC Tower 2, Lanmadaw Township, Yangon, Ph: 01-225310, 212943~4 Ext: 146, 147, E-mail: uthetlwin@gmail.com
Winning Way No. 589-592, Bo Aung Kyaw St, Yangon-Pathein highway Road. Hlaing Tharyar tsp. Tel: 951645178-182, 685199, Fax: 951-645211, 545278. e-mail: mkt-mti@ winstrategic.com.mm
ATC Co., Ltd. 27 (A), Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Yankin TSP:, Yangon, Myanmar. T & F : 665610, 667498
atc-admin@wimaxmail.net.mm
HEALTH SERVICES
Flora Service & Gift Shop No.173(B), West Shwegonedaing Rd, Bahan Tsp, YGN. Tel: 09.731 800 30 No.75/77, Yaw Min Gyi St. Dagon Tsp, YGN. Tel: 09.431 432 34. Home: 01-577 387, Email: rosanafloral.ygn@ gmail.com
FITNESS CENTRE
The Yangon GYM Summit Parkview Hotel 350, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp. tel: 211888, 211966.
ATC Co., Ltd. 27 (A), Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Yankin TSP:, Yangon, Myanmar. T & F : 665610, 667498
atc-admin@wimaxmail.net.mm
La Brasserie (International) Parkroyal Yangon. 33, Alan Pya Phaya Road, Dagon Tsp. tel : 250388.
98(A), Kaba Aye Pagoda Road, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 553783, 549152, 09-732-16940, 09-730-56079. Fax: 542979 Email: asiapacific. myanmar@gmail.com.
Home Furnishing
22, Pyay Rd, 9 mile, Mayangone Tsp. tel: 660769, 664363. Acupuncture, Medicine Massage, Foot Spa Add:No,27(A),Ywa Ma Kyaung Street, Hlaing Township, Yangon. Tel: 01-511122, 526765. Franzo Living Mall 15 (A/5), Pyay Rd, A-1, 9 Miles, Mayangone Tsp, Yangon. Ph: 664026
Floral Service & Gift Centre 102(A), Dhamazaydi Rd, Yangon.tel: 500142 Summit Parkview Hotel, tel: 211888, 211966 ext. 173 fax: 535376.email: sandy@ sandymyanmar.com.mm.
Foam Spray Insulation No-410, Ground Floor, Lower Pazuntaung Road, Pazuntaung Tsp, Yangon. Telefax : 01-203743, 09730-26245, 09-500-7681. Hot Line-09-730-30825.
Yangon : A-3, Aung San Stadium (North East Wing), Mingalartaungnyunt Tsp. Tel : 245543, 09-730-37772. Mandalay : Room No.(B,C) (National Gas), 35th St, Btw 80th & 81st, Chanayetharzan Tsp. Tel : 09-6803505, 02 34455, 36748, 71878.
24 hours Laboratory & X-ray No. 330, Ground Flr, Yangon Intl Hotel, Ahlone Road, Dagon Tsp, Yangon, Myanmar. Tel: (951) 218388, (951) 218292 Fax: (951) 218389
LEGAL SERVICE
U Min Sein, BSc, RA, CPA.,RL Advocate of the Supreme Court 83/14 Pansodan St, Yangon. tel: 253 273. uminsein@mptmail.net.mm
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Traders Gallery Bar Level 2, Traders Hotel, #223 Sule Pagoda Road. tel: 242 828. ext: 6433 Traders Lobby Lounge Level 1, Traders Hotel, #223 Sule Pagoda Road. tel: 242 828. ext: 6456 Western Park Thakhin Mya Park, Ahlone. Tel: 225143 Streamline Education 24, Myasabai Rd, Parami, Myangone Tsp. tel: 662304, 09-500-6916. No.35(b), Tatkatho Yeik Mon Housing, New University Avenue, Bahan Township, Yangon. Tel: 951-549451, 557219, 540730. www.yangon-academy.org Myanmar. Tel: 95-1-535783, 527705, 501429. Fax: 95-1-527705. Email: salesikon@myanmar.com.mm Junction Mawtin Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Cor of Wadan St. Lanmadaw. Ocean Supercentre (North Point ), 9th Mile, Mayangone Tsp. Tel: 651 200, 652963. Pick n Pay Hyper Market Bldg (A,B,C), (14~16), Shwe Mya Yar Housing, Mya Yar Gone St, Mingalartaungnyunt Tsp. Tel: 206001~3, Fax: 9000199 Sein Gay Har 44, Pyay Rd, Dagon Tsp. Tel: 383812, 379823. Super 1 (Kyaikkasan) 65, Lay Daunt Kan St, Tel: 545871~73 Victoria Shwe Pone Nyet Yeik Mon, Bayint Naung Rd, Kamaryut Tsp. Tel : 515136. TOP MARINE PAINT No-410, Ground Floor, Lower Pazundaung Road, Pazundaung Tsp, Yangon. Ph: 09-851-5202 Crown Worldwide Movers Ltd 790, Rm 702, 7th Flr Danathiha Centre, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Lanmadaw. Tel: 223288, 210 670, 227650. ext: 702. Fax: 229212. email: crown worldwide@mptmail.net.mm 22, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Bahan Tsp. tel 541997. email: leplanteur@ mptmail.net.mm. http://leplanteur.net
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Top Marine Show Room No-385, Ground Floor, Lower Pazundaung Road, Pazundaung Tsp, Yangon. Ph: 01-202782, 09-851-5597
Printing
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Enchanting and Romantic, a Bliss on the Lake Schenker (Thai) Ltd. Yangon 59 A, U Lun Maung Street. 7 Mile Pyay Road, MYGN. tel: 667686, 666646.fax: 651250. email: sche nker@mptmail.net.mm. 62 D, U Tun Nyein Road, Mayangon Tsp, Yangon Tel. 01 665 516, 660976 Mob. 09-4210-34875 operayangon@gmail.com www.operayangon.com
SOLAR SYSTEM
1. WASABI:No.20-B, Kaba Aye Pagoda Rd, Yankin Tsp,(Near MiCasa), Tel; 666781,09-503-9139 2. WASABI SUSHI:Market Place by City Mart (1st Floor). Tel; 09-430-67440 Myaynigone (City Mart) Yankin Center (City Mart) JunctionMawtin(CityMart) The Brightest AC CFL Bulb 21, 9th St, Lanmadaw Tsp. Ph: 212243, 216861, 216864. spsolarstation@ gmail.com. www. spsolarstation.com
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STEEL CONSTRUCTION
PLEASURE CRUISES
Moby Dick Tours Co., Ltd. Islands Safari in the Mergui Archipelago 4 Days, 6 Days, 8 Days Trips Tel: 95 1 202063, 202064 E-mail: info@islandsafari mergui.com. Website: www. islandsafarimergui.com
Bo Sun Pat Tower, Bldg 608, Rm 6(B), Cor of Merchant Rd & Bo Sun Pat St, PBDN Tsp. Tel: 377263, 250582, 250032, 09-511-7876, 09-862-4563.
Monsoon Restaurant & Bar 85/87, Thein Byu Road, Botahtaung Tsp. Tel: 295224, 09-501 5653. Pansweltaw Express Cafe: 228, Ahlone Rd, Ahlone Tsp. Tel: 215363 (1)-Rm-309, 3rdflr,Ocean, East Point Shopping Center, Pazundaung Tsp. Tel:397900 Ext: 309. (2)G-Flr, Ocean North Point Shopping Center. Tel:652959, 652960, Ext: 133. Royal Garden Nat Mauk Road, Kandaw Gyi Natural Park, Bahan Tsp. tel: 546202 Signature Near U Htaung Bo Round, about Bahan Tsp. tel: 546488, 543387. Spicy Forest Thai, Korean and European Food Rm-051/Basement-1 (B1), Taw Win Center, Pyay Rd. Tel : 09-7320-9566, 01-8600111 (1151) Summer Palace (Chinese) Restaurant Level 2, Traders Hotel, #223, Sule Pagoda Road. tel: 242828. ext:6483
SCHOOLS
RESTAURANTS
Horizon Intl School 25, Po Sein Road, Bahan Tsp, tel : 541085, 551795, 551796, 450396~7. fax : 543926, email : contact@horizonmyanmar. com, www.horizon.com ILBC 180, Thunandar 9th Lane, Thumingalar Housing, Thingungyung.tel: 562401.
PEB Steel Buildings 21/5, Thirimingalar Avenue, Kabaaye Pagoda Rd, Yankin Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 653410, 09-7325-7042, 09-5150332, 09-4016-01948. marketing@pebsteel.com. mm www.pebsteel.com.mm
TRAVEL AGENTS
SUPERMARKETS
Asia Light 106, Set Yone Rd.tel: 294074, 294083. Capital Hyper Mart 14(E), Min Nandar Road, Dawbon Tsp. Ph: 553136. City Mart (Aung San Branch) tel: 253022, 294765. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (47th St Branch) tel: 200026, 298746. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Junction 8 Branch) tel: 650778. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (FMI City Branch) tel: 682323. City Mart (Yankin Center Branch) tel: 400284. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Myaynigone Branch) tel: 510697. (9:00 am to 10:00 pm) City Mart (Zawana Branch) tel:564532. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Shwe Mya Yar Branch) tel: 294063. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Chinatown Point Branch) tel: 215560~63. (9:00 am to 10:00 pm) City Mart (Junction Maw Tin Branch) tel: 218159. (9:00 am to 9:00 pm) City Mart (Marketplace) tel: 523840~43. (9:00 am to 10:00 pm) City Mart (78th Brahch-Mandalay) tel: 02-71467~9. (9:00 am to 10:00 pm) IKON Mart IKON Trading Co., Ltd. No.332, Pyay Rd, San Chaung P.O (11111), Yangon,
Office Furniture
Road to Mandalay Myanmar Hotels & Cruises Ltd. Governors Residence 39C, Taw Win Rd, Dagon Tsp, Yangon. Tel: (951) 229860 fax: (951) 217361. email: RTMYGN@mptmail.net.mm www.orient-express.com
Asian Trails Tour Ltd 73 Pyay Rd, Dagon tsp. tel: 211212, 223262. fax: 211670. email: res@ asiantrails.com.mm Tour & Car Rental Service English Speaking Driver Ph:09-510-7461,09-73046093.
Monday to Saturday (9am to 6pm) No. 797, MAC Tower II, Rm -4, Ground Flr, Bogyoke Aung San Rd, Lamadaw Tsp, Yangon. Tel: (951) 212944 Ext: 303 sales.centuremyanmar@ gmail.com www.centure.in.th
Water Treatment
REAL ESTATE
No.430(A), Corner of Dhamazedi Rd & Golden Valley Rd, Building(2) Market Place (City Mart), Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel : 01-523840(Ext-309), 09-73208079. Black Canyon Coffee & International Thai Cuisine 330, Ahlone Rd, Dagon Tsp. Tel: 0980 21691, 395052.
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Bld-A2, Gr-Fl, Shwe Gabar Housing, Mindama Rd, Mayangone Tsp, Yangon. email: eko-nr@ myanmar.com.mm Ph: 652391, 09-73108896 Real Estate Agency Our Services - Office, House & Land (For Rent) (Agent Fees Free) Tel: 09-501-8250, 09-732-02480.
ILBC IGCSE SCHOOL No.(34), Laydauntkan Road, Tamwe Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 542982, 545720, 549106,545736,400156 Fax: 541040 Email: info@ilbc.net.mm www.ilbcedu.com International School Yangon 20, Shwe Taung Kyar St, Bahan Tsp. Tel: 512793.
Commercial scale water treatment (Since 1997) Tel: 01-2300086. H/P: 09-5161431, 09-43126571. 39-B, Thazin Lane, Ahlone.
Water Heaters
REMOVALISTS
Heaven Pizza 38/40, Bo Yar Nyunt St. Yaw Min Gyi Quarter, Dagon Township. Tel: 09-855-1383
Indian Fine Dining & Bar Bldg No. 12, Yangon Intl Compound, Ahlone Road. Tel: 01-2302069, 09-43185008, 09-731-60662. sales@corrianderleaf.com
Bld-A2, Gr-Fl, Shwe Gabar Housing, Mindama Rd, Mayangone Tsp, Yangon. email: eko-nr@ myanmar.com.mm Ph: 652391, 09-73108896
Relocation Specialist Rm 504, M.M.G Tower, #44/56, Kannar Rd, Botahtaung Tsp. Tel: 250290, 252313. Mail : info@asiantigersmyanmar.com
Paint
Worlds No.1 Paints & Coatings Company Legendary Myanmar Intl Shipping & Logistics Co., Ltd. No-9, Rm (A-4), 3rd Flr, Kyaung St, Myaynigone, Sanchaung Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 516827, 523653, 516795. Mobile. 09-512-3049. Email: legandarymyr@ mptmail.net .mm www.LMSL-shipping.com
No.(1), Inya Road, Kamayut Tsp. Tel: 01-527506 email: inyaone@gmail.com www.inya1.com
The Ritz Exclusive Lounge Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp, Ground Floor, Tel: 544500 Ext 6243, 6244
Admissions Office: Than Lwin Campus: 44, Than Lwin Road, Bahan Tsp, Yangon. Tel: 951535433, 959-8503073. Email: rviacademygn@ rvcentre.com.sg Website: www.rvcentre. com.sg
The Global leader in Water Heaters A/1, Aung San Stadium East Wing, Upper Pansodan Road. Tel: 251033, 09-730-25281.
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WEB SERVICES
Sole Distributor For the Union of Myanmar Since 1995 Myanmar Golden Rock International Co.,Ltd. Level 6, FJV Commercial Center, Botahtaung Tsp Yangon. Ph-202092-96, Fax: 202079
Kohaku Japanese Restaurant Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp, Lobby Level, Tel: 544500 Ext 6231
The Emporia Restaurant Chatrium Hotel Royal Lake Yangon 40, Natmauk Road, Tamwe Tsp. Lobby Level, Tel: 544500 Ext 6294 Traders Gourmet Corner Level 1, Traders Hotel, #223 Sule Pagoda Road, Kyauktada Tsp. Tel : 242828 ext : 6503
Yangon International School Fully Accredited K-12 International Curriculum with ESL support No.117,Thumingalar Housing, Thingangyun Township, Yangon. Tel: 578171, 573149 www.yismyanmar.net Yangon International School New Early Childhood Center Pan Hlaing Golf Estate Housing & U Tun Nyo Street, Hlaing Thar Yar Township, Yangon. Tel: 687701, 687702
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Sport
February 25 - March 3, 2013
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A statue of legendary Lakers broadcaster Chick Hearn holds flowers and cards left in honour of the late Dr Jerry Buss, owner of the Los Angeles Lakers, before the game against the Boston Celtics on February 20 in Los Angeles. Pic: AFP He changed the scope of entertainment in sports. He was at the forefront of all of that. He was a great man and an incredible friend. Buss launched the Showtime era of the Lakers that saw Johnson win five titles and later become a part-owner of the team, which is now guided by son Jim Buss on basketball matters and daughter Jeanie Buss on the business side. We not only have lost our cherished father but a beloved man of our community and a person respected by the world basketball community, said a statement from the Buss family released by the club. In 34 seasons owning the Lakers, they made 16 trips to the final, winning 10 times and dominating with such stars as Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, Shaquille ONeal, Kobe Bryant and Pau Gasol. He has meant everything to me in my career. What he has done, its hard to match in the world of sports, Bryant said of Buss, whom he once dubbed the greatest owner in the history of team sports. Im deeply saddened over da loss of the great Dr. Jerry Buss, ONeal said in a Twitter posting. He was a dear friend, mentor, and brilliant business mind thank u 4 8 gr8 yrs. Today is a very sad
Caption: Francois Botha of South Africa (R) and New Zealand rugby union player Sonny Bill Williams exchanging blows during their WBA International Heavyweight Title fight at the Brisbane Entertainment Centre on February 8. Pic: AFP
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youngest player to tee off at the US Masters, aged 14 years, five months and 17 days. Guans debut follows compatriot Andy Zhangs appearance at last years US Open, also aged 14, and will raise expectations that China can increase its curiously poor tally of just two players in the top 800. A record 761 players entered this years Asian Tour qualifying school, showing the growing popularity of the game and lifting hopes that the regions first golf superstar is on his way. But the future golfing landscape could look radically different with Asia more prominent and a proliferation of innovative new tournaments, such as Indias Golf Premier League. In strong echoes of crickets Indian Premier League, star players were bought at auction by eight teams for the televised, floodlit and Asian Tourapproved event played over three rounds of 14 holes earlier this month. This year may also see a reprise of unsanctioned events in China such as Novembers chaotic Duel at Jinsha Lake between Tiger Woods and Rory McIlroy, when fans mobbed the fairways and stole balls from the driving range. Tournament highlights will include the WGC-HSBC Champions, which returns to Shanghai with a giant purse of $8.5 million, and Kuala Lumpurs CIMB Classic, which will become the first full-status US PGA Tour event in Asia. AFP
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Mardan Mamat of Singapore, Thaworn Wiratchant of Thailand, Boonchu Ruangkit of Thailand, Tetsuji Hiratsuka of Japan, Kieran Pratt of Australia, Yan Myo Aye and Thein Naing Soe of Myanmar and Asian Tour Executive Chairman Kyi Hla Han pose during a press conference for the Zaykabar Myanmar Open at the Royal Mingalardon Golf and Country Club in Yangon on February 19. Pic: AFP necessarily happen by itself, its not that easy. But I certainly believe that we are poised now for a period of real and sustainable growth through full-field Asian Tour events and through partnerships with Europe, the PGA Tour, with Japan and with others. Asian Tour officials argue that regional golf would be in a better place if not for the stand-off with rival circuit OneAsia, which emerged in 2009 and left the two fighting for their share of an increasingly crowded market. But there is little sign of a ceasefire this year. The Asian Tour is still considering whether to appeal Novembers important court judgement in Singapore which found it acted illegally by barring players from OneAsia events. Womens golf is already dominated by Asians, with world number one Tseng Yani among eight in the top 10 and Korean-born New Zealander Lydia Ko, 15 the US LPGAs youngest ever winner the latest prospect for stardom. Ko finished third as the LPGA season got off to an eye-catching start in Australia before moving to Thailand this week. Among the men, Japans Ryo Ishikawa, Indias Gaganjeet Bhullar and Bae Sang-Moon and Noh SeungYul of South Korea, all in their twenties, are among Asias leading hopes. But at Augusta in April, all eyes will be on Guan Tianlang of China when the slim schoolboy from Guangzhou becomes the
into the modern era will disappear. The sport first appeared in 708 BC and has only ever been left out of the Olympic programme once before in 1900. FILA has vowed to fight the decision, and International Olympic Academy president Isidoros Kouvelos also called on the IOC to respect the historical roots of the Olympics and not remove wrestling. Wrestling-mad Iran was one of the first nations to criticise the move to scrap the sport, dubbing it a big blow to the countrys sport which has been medal winner for the country.
tIMESSPORT
By Aung Si Hein THE Ministry of Sports announced last week it had suspended the Union Cup, a Southeast Asian Games rehearsal event, scheduled to open on February 19. Officials gave no new opening date in a move that has raised doubts over the ministrys SEA Games preparation. The ministry said that the suspension was due to a scheduling conflict with high school matriculation exams that some participants need to take. Some team leaders proposed that we postpone the Union Cup because there are students who are contestants who are planning to sit for matriculation exams. The minister agreed with their proposal to change the date. But we have not reached a decision for the rescheduled time table, U Htay Hlaing director of the Ministry of Sports told The Myanmar Times. In January Minister for Sports U Tint Hsan said the date for opening was February 19. But on February 20 staterun newspapers ran a list of Union Cup events with an opening date of February 28, leading to confusion. The Union Cup was to serve as a dry run for the 27 th SEA Games, which will be held in Nay Pyi Taw in December. Opening and closing ceremonies were to be rehearsed and sport events contested with a selection of national, regional and state level athletes. The suspension has left athletes frustrated and questioning how prepared the nation is to host the SEA Games, the first time it has done so since 1969. Timing is very important in sports. We set goals and we train hard to develop various skills over time. But when the goal is moved, our timing is off and imbalanced. The ministry should have considered that there are many students among the Union Cup participants, said Win Tint, a track and field athlete who was scheduled to compete. Win Tint added that training conditions are difficult for athletes. We all at Gold Camp are paid K30, 000 per month. When we miss a day of training, a days allowance is subtracted as if we are working for salaries. And we are not fed according to the menu, he said.
FIFA director of security Ralk Mutschke speaks to the media during a conference by INTERPOL and FIFA in Kuala Lumpur last week to discuss match fixing in football. Pic: AFP
Youth engagement in
Members of Generation Wave take part in a demonstration in Yangon in December against Letpadaung copper mine in northwestern Myanmar, following a crackdown against monks who opposed the Chinese-backed project. PHOTO: Supplied by Generation Wave
By Maria Danmark
NTIL the very recent past, most young people in Myanmar shunned political activity because of the dangers that accompanied it. However while many still appear disenchanted by the prospect of a career in politics, the situation appears to be slowly changing for the better, which is no doubt due to the democratic reforms that began taking place in 2011. At a training centre run by the organisation Action Aid called Global Platform, young people learn about a variety of issues, such as governance, citizenship and creative advocacy. One of the participants, 22-year-old Toe Toe from Meikhtila in the Mandalay Region, has helped build a library and founded a youth group in his community. I am not interested in becoming a politician. I want to change the mindsets of people in order to help them build up our community from the bottom. The most effective way to change the status quo is through the young generation, because we are still learning. The young generation is the future and possibly potential leaders later on, he said. After an exercise of teambuilding at Global Platform, the circle of young people some wearing longyi and other jeans - split up into smaller groups to discuss cultural diversity. Another participant, 25-year-old Phwe Yu Mon was one of the organisers behind the first Myanmar Youth Forum, which was held in December and included 157 representatives from 14 states and regions. She said, Young people have a lot of problems and
the biggest challenge for them is education, because it often doesnt lead to job opportunities. Our goal with the Myanmar Youth Forum was to build a network across the country to overcome the challenges we face. We need to be strong and know our rights to keep up the developments. Participants in the forum identified various challenges and came up with potential solutions, which were subsequently submitted to the government. Myanmar youth do not participate actively in political affairs because they are weak in relying on oneself, leadership and knowledge, a statement from the
Myanmar Youth Forum said. Capacity building has become a catch-phrase among politically conscious youth, who recognise that without the necessary skills, their ability to play an effective role in politics is greatly hampered. For more than 50 years, the amount of money
teaching a one-month course in politics and public opinion. Our aim is to create a democratic atmosphere for the youth of Myanmar. The young generation should have political knowledge in order to understand their country, otherwise they cant participate in politics as we move towards democracy,
safe-house in Mae Sot, it moved to Yangon after the military government was dissolved in March 2011. In January last year, many of the 27 members who were imprisoned for illegal organising were released as part of a mass presidential pardon. Each had been given a five year sentence.
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to become a member of a party, because then I wont be free Ill be influenced. And if I am a member of the parliament, I wont have the chance to communicate with the public. In my opinion, the parliament is not in touch with the people. They are just sitting on their chairs in parliament, he said. Ko Khant Htun was not the only one to express cynicism about a career in politics many other young people said they feel disconnected from the political process. Although the National League for Democracy has a specific strategy to promote young peoples participation, it has no estimate on how many of their 600,000 members are below the age of 30. By contrast, U Htay Oo, vice chairman for the ruling Union Solidarity and Development Party, said that USDP has more than four million members between the ages of 18 and 35, who are all involved in the party. This high figure may be attributed to the fact that university students must register as a USDP member when they commence university studies. We have a basic strategy
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where we require young people to accept and believe in the concept of the party. In my opinion, there are no obstacles to young people getting involved in a party. They have every chance, he added. Ohn Kyaing, a spokesperson from NLD, told The Myanmar Times: We have developed a strategy to try to mobilise young NLD members in our party. After holding our first party convention next month, we will hold a youth convention in April to discuss the youth strategy and make further plans. Myanmar is going through a transition period and the youth politicians can therefore have trouble finding their way. Many youth rely on the leadership of older party members and many are confused about whether or not they want to join a political party or work in civil society, he added. If this is a trend, Salai Thian Uk Thang is the exception. Together with a group of friends he formed the National Chin Party in 2010, when he was just 26years-old. The first time I thought about forming a political party was back in 2008, the year of Cyclone Nargis and the current constitution was approved. The government seemed more concerned about approving the constitution rather than helping the victims, which left me with a lot of questions, he said. Salai hadnt studied politics before forming the party, so he and his friends spent many hours in teashops discussing politics and teaching themselves various theories. Their goal is to build a federal union and find solutions to the problems in the Chin state, which is one of the poorest regions in Myanmar. Our biggest problems are poverty and migration, but now that we have identified this, we must find a solution: parliament is one way to solve these problems, he
Participants at the Global Platform learn how to conduct workshops for raising awareness about various issues, such as childrens rights. PHOTO: Supplied by Generation Wave
said. At the headquarters of the National Chin Party there are 15 people working, 10 of whom are under 30. Salai doesnt believe young people face any insurmountable challenges to joining a party. The biggest disincentive is that a career in politics
isnt lucrative. This is why many young people choose to work within civil society, which allows a person to make a contribution to society while still making a living out of it, he said. Salai ran for parliament in the 2010 elections, but said he was unsuccessful due to
a lack of experience. I think that young people know more about politics than older people do, but because of the Myanmar tradition to respect our elders, all our members of parliament are the elders. Young people are on standby until they have
enough experience. But the future of Myanmar is bright now that we have entered a transitional period, so I think there will be more job opportunities within political parties that young people can fill. Then more young people will get involved or so I hope, he said.
to Hlawga Wildlife Park, which is 35 kilometres north of Yangon, was made by the Minister for the Presidents Office, U Soe Thein, on 3 February. The justification for moving the zoo, which opened in 1901 and spans 69 acres, is that it poses unspecified health risks and the smell of
the animals is a nuisance. The idea being floated is to turn the zoo into a green space for recreation, however the minister said the plans approval would depend on the will of the people. On 11 February, U Soe Thein was quoted in The Myanmar Times as saying: if people dont want
to move it and they prefer to live with those smells, we wont do it. We always listen to what the people say. So naturally, The Myanmar Times reporter Shwe Ye Saw Myint hit the streets to ask people whether they agree with the proposal. Heres what they said:
Ill feel so sad if they move my elephants to another place. I am from Ayeyarwady region, so its already difficult to make the trip to Yangon. If the zoo moves to somewhere far from the downtown area, I dont think Ill get a chance to go to the zoo again. Aung Myint Myat, 13-years-old, a resident of Laputta township in Ayeyarwady region
It would be fine with me if the zoo moved to Hlawga actually Id like it because it would be convenient because it would be closer to my home. Ma Nwe Ni Tun, 27-years-old, a resident of Insein township, Yangon
I am sad for the next generation they wont have a chance to visit the zoo because it will be so far away from the city. Aung Aung, 17-years-old, a resident of Ahlone township, Yangon
I would be really sad if the zoo moved Ive loved it since I was a child and have so many fond memories. I still visit the zoo regularly with my family for recreation. I dont care if it moves I dont consider a new location to be a problem. Ko Soe Min Tun, 32-years-old, a resident of Mingaladon township, Yangon
I would be really sad if the zoo moved Ive loved it since I was a child and have so many fond memories. I still visit the zoo regularly with my family for recreation. I dont care if it moves I dont consider a new location to be a problem. Ma Nu Nu Yin, 33-years-old, a resident of North Dagon, Yangon
I dont like the idea because it is destroying our heritage. I think the zoo should be kept here for our young generation. I have been to the zoo twice - the first time as a child with my family and now as an adult with my own family. I want to see this zoo here my whole life. U Kyaw Myint, 52 years old, a resident of Laputta township in Ayeyarwday region
Photos: Thiri Lu
By Jessica Mudditt
URING the decades Myanmar spent under military rule, the mere mention of poverty and childrens rights was completely off limits. For an organisation such as the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF), whose purpose is defined as promoting the rights of children by overcoming the obstacles that poverty, violence, disease and discrimination place in a childs path, its difficult to comprehend the scale of challenge it faced. Now we can speak about [these issues] openly and constructively, UNICEFs representative in Myanmar, Bertrand Bainvel told The Myanmar Times. Mr Bainvel took up his position in Myanmar in November last year and described the speed of change over the past year as surprising. One of the biggest breakthroughs, he said, was the Tatmadaw [army] signing a national plan of action in June 2012 to prevent children being recruited to the armed forces and to discharge everyone under 18 years of age. A hotline has been set up, as well as a series of public awareness campaigns, and on 15 February, the Tatmadaw officially discharged 24 children. In the past, this was also a sensitive issue and difficult to speak about. Mr Bainvel said that the impact of war on children
is manifold, both for active participants and unfortunate bystanders. Firstly there are the immediate violations of being killed or maimed. Education is disrupted [by war] and its very difficult for children to catch up later on in life. Its also a very traumatic experience because the child doesnt feel in control of his or her own life and the adults who are supposed to protect them are unable to do so. Mr Bainvel welcomed the signing of a ceasefire last year in Kachin state because along with obvious benefits, the ceasefire allowed UNICEF to immunize children in the area for the first time. Another demonstration of commitment, said Mr Bainvel, is the fact that the government is paying for students textbooks; a gap UNICEF filled until a year ago. These positive changes have allowed UNICEF to evolve from managing projects to looking at the bigger picture of policy and supporting reforms. And with almost every sanction lifted, Mr Bainvel said that more donors are interested in contributing to UNICEFs work [in Myanmar], because its seen as a way for them to be part of the changes underway. Since setting up operations in Myanmar in 1950, UNICEF has worked directly with the government. Unsurprisingly, in the past, some [donors] were a bit reluctant to engage directly with the government, so partnering with UNICEF was a way to avoid that, he added. The international non-
government organisation currently has 170 staff in Myanmar and works in 61 of the countrys most vulnerable townships, providing services related to education and maternal and childrens health. Mr Bainvel said Myanmar will continue to benefit from strong interest among the international community and increased private investment. He said, Other parts of the world arent exactly as economically dynamic as this [region]. Change could happen more quickly here. However he cautioned, We have learnt from quite a few countries with very strong growth that if the growth is not redistributed equitably you see increasing disparities and very few people benefiting sometimes the majority dont benefit. Mr Bainvel believes there could be an adverse offshoot if young people arent provided with the opportunity to receive a
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on the street than to send them to school. We need to look at that, he said. Mr Bainvel emphasised the importance of taxation as a means to share resources equitably, particularly in Myanmars poorest regions. UNICEF is supporting Myanmars upcoming census the first undertaken in 30 years which is vital to make
to be very realistic about who we speak to. Those in the concert possibly were not the most vulnerable to trafficking and I think all of us were aware of that. But its a matter of spreading the word from Yes I heard about it, to No, its unacceptable. This increases the demand for better services and protection. It was a way of changing norms. When it comes to gender norms, Mr Bainvel believes that in other countries, gender disparities are more visible. However this requires us to be more refined in our analysis to understand what the expected roles for boys and girls are, and how femininity is constructed and from what age, at school and at home. Although Mr Bainvel praised Myanmars inheritance laws, which give children of both sexes an equal right to inherit family property, he said that their application may not be uniform if the law conflicts with traditional beliefs among ethnic minority groups.
He also said that the disproportionate representation of men in Myanmars parliament is a reflection of some inequality. While the potential to improve living standards in Myanmar is promising, Mr Bainvel told The Myanmar Times that On many issues, [Myanmar] must catch up with neighbouring countries. He cited the fact that Myanmar has the highest rate of under-five mortality in the region: UNICEF hopes to see a decrease as fast as possible. Quick wins can be made tby improving health services and nutrition, providing better access to safe drinking water and promoting hygiene practices. Mr Bainvel said that the draft childrens policy currently being discussed in parliament is very innovative, and something [UNICEF] hasnt seen implemented in other countries. It will definitely help to accelerate progress. Theres no doubt that ensuring the gains made in the coming months and years benefit all Myanmars children is a task UNICEF will continue to pursue with zeal.
Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein performing at MTV Exit in Yangon's Peoples' Square last December. PHOTO: Ko Taik
By Yu Yu Maw
EARING a short black dress and gothic eye shadow, Myanmars singing starlet Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein leans forward and says, The future of our country really depends on improving the quality and access to education. So many people choose to study abroad because they believe they wont get anywhere if they get a university degree here. This is true. What can we do about this? The 31-year-old is also a qualified doctor and knows the shortcomings of university standards firsthand. Nevertheless, becoming a doctor was dream she had from an early age: a sense of purpose and direction is something Phyu Phyu Kyaw Thein clearly isnt lacking.
O KYAW THUS mother died in a car accident after he replaced one of her tyres with a worn-out one - Ko Kyaw Thu had sold the good tyre to buy money for drugs. He was later arrested and sent to jail for drug possession while he was inside, his brother became a drug addict and died. By the time he was released, his family was bankrupt. Although Ko Kyaw Thu has many regrets, he is trying his best to help others by acting as chairperson to the National Drug User Network of Myanmar. I am trying to save the lives of young drug users by sharing my own experiences with them and listening to their problems, Ko Kyaw Thu Said. According to government figures, there are approximately 70,000 registered drug users in Myanmar. The vast majority of newly registered addicts use heroin.
Scum spent six years in jail for drug possession. PHOTO: Kaung Htet
went to university. He enjoys reading books and is obviously intelligent he once dreamed
three or four months in hospital. The Department of Social Welfare is responsible for providing drug rehabilitation services at present just nine exist and treatment is not free. So if a patient cant afford treatment, they dont come to hospital, Dr Gyaw Htet Doe said. No international assistance
is provided to Myanmar and although there are seven NGOs providing support to drug users, services are limited to preventing HIV being transmitted intravenously, he added. Scum believes that: Medicines such as methadone can cure the physical addiction, but not the mental one. Thats why people relapse time and
time again. However he said that he appreciates the relief methadone brings whilst trying wean off heroin, plus the fact that it is legal. When Scum was released after serving a four year sentence, he became a registered drug user and regularly underwent methadone treatment at a hospital.
CHILDREN OF MYANMAR
Three minutes with Kyar Pauk, vocalist and guitarist for BigBag and Bloodsugar Politik
PHOTO: Ko Taik
What made you decide to work in the music industry? Because I realised that music is the only thing Im good at and its the only work that never feels like work. What is the one gadget you cannot live without and why? Its a pity to say that it would be my phone. Not because I like it. In fact, I hate it cos it rings every 5-10 minutes. But I need it because it contains almost all my phone number contacts, passport info, my song lyrics, raw voice files of new songs and so on. So basically, I dont need the phone but I depend on the phones apps. Whats your favourite holiday destination? Beaches and mountains. Does your work involve a lot of travel? Yes - but I prefer going on vacation, you know...without working. Whats your favourite restaurant in Yangon? Its hard to name only one The places I go most often, are PEPPERSon New University Road and COCASUKI (for a family dinner or something like that) Inya Lake View Bar Escape Bar and 50th Street (for hanging out). What was your very first job? The first job that actually paid me was as a drummer. Im not sure if thats a job or not, but i sure got paid. :)
N example of the educational reforms taking place in Myanmar came last month, when it was announced that Mandalay University is going to forge links with foreign universities and employ foreign professors. The education sector tops
standard matriculation, meaning that the universities remain attached to the Myanmar community. There will be changes later, when private universities get the green light to operate, said Ko Kyaw Moe Aung, the deputy principal of Horizon International School. Many children lack selfconfidence and independence. They rely on their parents for so many aspects of life - even their eating habits. They need to widen their horizons. Only a few students who have graduated are doing well professionally,
quality education and many are prepared to invest a lot of money to achieve this. A parent who wished to remain anonymous said: My child was enrolled in an International Language and Business Centre. The fee was K90,000 a month just for kindergarten classes, and the fees increase to K150,000 kyats for older age groups. My daughter is now attending a university foundation course, which costs around K40,000 a month. I will definitely send my child abroad for higher study.
Describe yourself in three words. Loading, please wait. What was the last book you read? What was it about? Seinlanguage by comedian Jerry Seinfield. Its more like bits and pieces about a little this and that. Id rather read
these kind of stand-up comedy books than the classic type stories. I need new ideas. Not the stories. Stories are boring. What is your advice for young people who seek a successful career in the music industry? Dont be an a**hole and youll stay.
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range from K50,000 to K100,000. Ko Aung Ko Oo, a monastic school teacher with 10 years of experience at Thone Htet Monastery in Bahan township in Yangon said, We look for our own funding because we dont receive any support from government. Most of us
are running with the support of NGOs and donors such as UNICEF. Monastic schools are required by law to register with the Ministry of Religious Affairs in order to coordinate textbook supplies and examination arrangements. The national budget
figures will plummet as new opportunities are created. However according to the director of a local recruitment agency, Device Service Company Limited, the impact is yet to be felt. The number of unemployed people should have been reduced dramatically. But this is not yet the case because the qualifications of jobless people are not considered high enough to meet the needs of head hunters, Dr Htet Zan Linn said. In 2012, 50,000 applicants, both skilled and unskilled, registered with Device as job seekers.
He told The Myanmar Times that local executive salaries are now in the range of $1500-2000 - an all-time high. Many professionals are returning from abroad particularly those that were living in Singapore and Dubai, he added. The principal of a human resource development agency, U Aye Kyaw, believes the government should develop a ministry dealing with human resource development. As an alternative to private recruitment companies, 78 government-run job registration offices in 14 states and regions, provide for support to people seeking work with private companies and government organisations.